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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-797 / 806-869 / 894-1300 MHz (except cellular) 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   -
Sensitivity VHF Low: 0.2 μV
VHF Aircraft (20 dBq AM): 0.5 μV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 μV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.5 μV
UHF Low 300-406MHz: 0.6 μV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 μV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.4 μV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 μV
FM 12dB SINAD unless otherwise noted
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system Triple conversion (PLL) DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.7-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2×AA or mains 10.7-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 120 mA max 2 A -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 127 × 27 mm
(2.36 × 5.00 × 1.06 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 190 gr (6.7 oz) without antenna and batteries 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 75 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000700 AOR-AR-005001D HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004-SPECIAL