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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
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Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W @ 10% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX ? 77 mA typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII SONY-ICF-SW000055E