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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   DV   -
RF-output ? High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T KENWOOD-TMW-000706 RFT-EKD-000700