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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50 W SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2000 and 2014 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 KENWOOD-TS-B002000 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX