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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 0.4-0.9 A
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T KENWOOD-TR-007800