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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 10m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6LR6 or 9V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 300 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 AZDEN-PCS-007800 KENWOOD-TRC-000080