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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
12.5 / 25 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 136-174 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   P25   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations - FM   P25   FM  
RF-output ? 0.1-5 W 1/25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Li-Ion battery (11+ hours) 12 V DC
Current RX 500mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
? 180 × 50 × 230 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 9.06 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 304 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy
Features PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
CTCSS, DCS, DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX RACAL-000025 PRESIDENT-MC-006800-DSC