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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs)
Current RX 500 mA max ? 30-130 mA
TX - - Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T HEATHKIT-SB-000301 KENWOOD-TH-000255A