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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 30-75.975 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
Selectivity ? ? 300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. > 100 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 30-75.975 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Drawn from PCI interface 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX ? ? 3 A
TX - - 10 A max @ 24V DC

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in England
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld PC-card Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000036 WINRADIO-WR-G000315I CLANSMAN-VRC-000353