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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   FM  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) Max 1 A
TX - - 4.5-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
182 × 74 × 270 mm
(7.17 × 2.91 × 10.63 in)
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. Built-in color TFT screen CTCSS, DTMF and tone burst options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 ICOM-IC-R000003 KENWOOD-TR-007400A