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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Better than 10 µV 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 90 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 110-310 mA 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC Max 1 A
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1998 and 199x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None 180 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT EDDYSTONE-000909A KENWOOD-TM-G000707A