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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ? -

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 4.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 110-310 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 325 gr (11.5 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
"Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT