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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system Triple conversion (PLL) ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? W 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB ? ?
Current RX 120 mA typical ? 250-270 mA
TX - ? 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
? 104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 PEARCE-SIMPSON-BEARCAT-000023 LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004