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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m.
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 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage 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 ALINCO-DX-R000008