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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54/137-174/406-512 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 6 V DC, 4×AA Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
68 × 162 × 40 mm
(2.68 × 6.38 × 1.57 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
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)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(NEWER) KENWOOD-TS-000530SP