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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 11-16 V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 500 mA max ? ?
TX - 1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
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.
QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT HEATHKIT-HW-000009 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT