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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 3V DC (2LR6) 13.5V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1996 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
176 × 105 × 40 mm
(6.93 × 4.13 × 1.57 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T SONY-ICF-SW001000T YAESU-FT-000301SD