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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3W max, 8 ohm ? 650 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 4LR20 / D 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 10 VAC
Current RX 7W 2.1A max ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 1999 and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Alarm clock
SAME Wx
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200 ICOM-IC-000080AD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000278CLT