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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology ? Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TV-000502