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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.7 A ?
TX - Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D KENWOOD-TW-004100E HEATHKIT-SB-000300