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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DV  
RF-output ? 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX Max 500 mA ? 17-370 mA
TX - Max 20 A Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 199x Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 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) ? 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 ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-E000091