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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
144-146 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system TRF with regeneration ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 240 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 12.5V DC 3V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX ? 150 mA max 500 mA
TX - 1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1600 channels in 1000 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? TrunkTracking III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
Dynamic memory
Service Search
Computer interface
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
2 alpha-numeric Lines
16 char alpha-tags
CTCSS/DCS sql & search
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Channel Alert
Radio cloning
Backlit display
Pager Skip
Squelch backlight
Accessories External PSU: National 3580B ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 YAESU-FT-000209RH UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000246T