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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 144-148 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DMR   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5-70 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC 3.6-4.5 V DC (3 × R6/AA) or 5 V DC external (USB)
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX - 16 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
71 × 161 × 37 mm
(2.80 × 6.34 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) including battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tunable BFO for SSB/CW DCL Micro-SD card slot
Audio recording (240 sec)
Multi-color LED alert
"Close call" RF capture
Location based scanning
CTCSS/PL & DCS
Trunktracker V, tracks APCO P25 Phase 1 & 2, DMR, Motorola,
EDACS and LTR systems.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A KENWOOD-TM-002570A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC-D003600XLT