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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 12-15V DC or mains 6-15V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC Max 150 mA
TX - - Max 1.35 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology ? CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS YAESU-FT-000727R