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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25kHz kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-824.8 / 849-869.8 / 896-960.8 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
575 kHz
Image rejection ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 5 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? 1.3 A ?
TX - 4.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
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Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 33 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum sweeper. Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I, II and hybrid analog, EDACS wide and LTR. Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn. Alpha tags. Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000300 STANDARD-C-000050 MARCONI-CSR-000005