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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 500 mA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 15 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 CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T SONY-ICF-SW000030 BAOFENG-UV-000050X3