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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-999 MHz 2 m (144-148 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 2 m (144-148 MHz)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-73Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.4V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 0.8-2.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1985 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
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Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking, tracks Motorola type I/IIIii analog/digital, EDACS and LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather alert / SAME / FIPS / Skywarn
PC-programmable.
Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX CTCSS
Four-digit LED display
Digital VU-meter
Tone-burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000600 ICOM-IC-000091AD DELTA-DBR-000525