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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 30-512 / 760-999.9875 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output 2W ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 9 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 100 mA 1 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
62 × 150 × 44 mm
(2.44 × 5.91 × 1.73 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000060 ALINCO-DR-B000185