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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-999 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
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)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.4V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
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 Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000600 ICOM-IC-000091AD AOR-AR-002800