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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? 5 ppm per year ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 30-76 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? 11.525 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m 30-76 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   N-FM   -
RF-output 50 W (input) 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB
Current RX - ? 120 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in RACAL BCC Ltd. in England Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 10 km when used with 1.2 meter standard whip antenna in open country side, and up to 20 km when used with a vehicle antenna. USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A CLANSMAN-PRC-000351 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018