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

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 240 mW 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA 450-800 mA ?
TX - 3-6.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 177 × 72 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 6.57 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
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Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME /wFIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Digital modulation board option (APCO 25)
Attenuator
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Recorder control
Radio cloning
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000785D ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000726