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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 50.0-54.0 MHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ? 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50.0-54.0 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
? 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
? AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T BELCOM-LS-000602 AOR-AR-005000A