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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 110-310 mA ? 600 mA
TX - ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VICEROY-MARK-III KENWOOD-TM-002550A