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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB), +/-15 kHz (-50 dB) ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB @ 154 MHz ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup) 12V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 120 mA (squelched) ? Max 1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
? 130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-001600 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000040 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)