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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
0.03-60 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 2.7 A max ?
TX - 20 A max Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 203 × 70 × 184 mm
(7.99 × 2.76 × 7.24 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. "Close Call" RF capture technology. GPS-enabled for location-related scanning. When a GPS-unit is connected, it can also alert at areas of special interest, such as dangerous intersections, school zones or gener DSP, Twin RX Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996T ICOM-IC-000756 YAESU-FT-000625RD