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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 1 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 9.6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45 mA ?
TX - 450 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T KENWOOD-TR-002300 KENWOOD-TRC-000080