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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
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 ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz (VHF) / 30.825 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 490 mW 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 500 mA 310 mW max 350-600 mA
TX 10 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2004 and 198x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000510T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT PALSTAR-RC000030