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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Conversion Superhet. ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ≥60dB ?
Audio output 1W at 8 Ohms ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
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Modulations - N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C (4800bps) Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000345 PUXING-PX-000888 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT