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Handheld VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion 240 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 12V DC or mains
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
?
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 350 gr (12.4 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 410 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
40 × 10 channels + 10 user defined searches
USA Catalog Number: 20-144
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002005