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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 12" HiFi speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate PSU ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX Max 500 mA ? 17-370 mA
TX - - Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
? 58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-E000091