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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL TRUNKING DESKTOP/MOBILE EZ DIGITAL SCANNER

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV ?
Selectivity 4 kHz 75 / 70 / 65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: ?
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Via SP-190 speaker 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.6V DC ±15% 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX - 8 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 950 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. Short message Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
200 scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190 HYTERA-TM-000610 WHISTLER-WS001095