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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
Filters ? ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 20 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight ? 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 LOWE-HF-000225E