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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  23cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
0.531-1300 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
< 12 kHz/-6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage 2/5 depending on voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 5.5-13.8V DC
Current RX ? 200 mA ?
TX - 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 203 × 70 × 184 mm
(7.99 × 2.76 × 7.24 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. "Close Call" RF capture technology. GPS-enabled for location-related scanning. When a GPS-unit is connected, it can also alert at areas of special interest, such as dangerous intersections, school zones or gener Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996T ALINCO-DJ-G000007T ALINCO-DJ-000480