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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 140-174 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W)

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 199x and 2000 Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB YAESU-FT-002500M YAESU-FTDX-009000MP