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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC Mains 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX 500 mA max ? 200 mA max
TX - ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
? 60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1267 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
? Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT DRAKE-TR-000004C YAESU-VX-000008R