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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 108-950 MHz 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX Max 500 mA 40-210 mA 700 mA
TX - Max 1.6 A 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 ICOM-IC-W000032E KENWOOD-TS-000120S