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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 12V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) RADIODDITY-GD-000077-DMR