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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 180 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 12V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) ? 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT HANDIC-001600-MKIII ALINCO-DJ-G000007T