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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 60-90 VA 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 225 × 60 × 165 mm
(8.86 × 2.36 × 6.50 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-009200 RACAL-RA-001778 ALINCO-DR-000735E