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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

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 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
< 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS ?
Selectivity 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
? ?
Filters 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 watts into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1-25 W VHF: 6/2.5/1 W, UHF: 4/2/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC / 10 AA cells 10.8-15.6 VDC ?
Current RX 350-600 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 199x and 20xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
185 × 72 × 188 mm
(7.28 × 2.83 × 7.40 in)
72 × 164 × 36 mm
(2.83 × 6.46 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 673 gr (1.5 lbs) incl battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone selcall. VOX. DTMF. Voice encryption and trunking options. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PALSTAR-RC000030 MOTOROLA-GM-000380 MOTOROLA-MX000300R