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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) HF
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
HF
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) 100 W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 28 V
Current RX ? 25-200 mA ?
TX - 0.6-1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
?
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 250 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT YAESU-VX-000007R SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C