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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz ? 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥60dB
Audio output ? 250 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations - - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 50 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x in China Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001218 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 PUXING-PX-000888