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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m + 30 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + 30 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 12 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Recorder control
Data skip
Auto store
Beep alert
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT YAESU-FT-000401B BRAUN-SE-000600-DIG