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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-1000 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (80 channels) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4×AA Batteries) or external 9 V DC adapter 10-16V DC 9V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA 8 W
TX - Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-512 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405