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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 25-1300 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
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Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8V DC 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) Max 500 mA 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004