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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 10 kHz / 1 MHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
10.695 MHz
455 kHz
?
Image rejection 60 dB 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 100 W, AM/FM/CW: 50 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
? 90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410 CRT-HERCULE-TURBO SONY-AIR-000008A