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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-824.8 / 849-869.8 / 896-960.8 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.150-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 500 mA max ? 1.2 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
? 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum sweeper. Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I, II and hybrid analog, EDACS wide and LTR. Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn. Alpha tags. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000430S