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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double contversion ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 20-60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 6-16V DC Mains
Current RX 110-310 mA 17-100 mA Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC
TX - Max 1.8 A Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
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 KENWOOD-TH-000045E RFT-000215B