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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Dual-Band Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 4 / 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 3.7 V DC 1200 mAh Li-ion 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2005 Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
228 × 54 × 32 mm
(8.98 × 2.13 × 1.26 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface IP67 Waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008A RETEVIS-RT000087 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT