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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
720 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 700 mA 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
?
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 790 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 EDDYSTONE-000850/4