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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 8 fixed crystal positions
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
28-54 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.6 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
225-380 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz FM: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 11-16.6V DC 12V DC
Current RX 68 mA 500 mA max 210 mA max
TX Max 600 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
184 × 56 × 155 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 9000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Beartracker warning system
"Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C
Tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems.
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater reverse
S.A.M.E Weather alert
FIPS code
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Band scope
Individual channel volume offset
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000006S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT000015X EDDYSTONE-000962