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

General

HAM bands 10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 1.2 W 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 5 W - ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 12 V DC or mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 13 W 95-140 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024 AOR-AR-002700