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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Better than 10 µV Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 90 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 220-225 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 110-310 mA 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 0.5-0.7 A
TX - - 3-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None 9 channels in 0 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT EDDYSTONE-000909A ICOM-IC-000037A