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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W, Low: 300 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 35-100 mA N/A
TX - Max 750 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
66 × 176 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.93 × 1.57 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with batteries 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 KENWOOD-TR-003600 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150