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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
? ?
Filters 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 watts into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50/500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC / 10 AA cells 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells 7.4 V DC
Current RX 350-800 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1972 and 197x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PALSTAR-RC000030A SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55 RADIODDITY-GD-000077S