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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double contversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 6-16V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 110-310 mA 17-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.8 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT KENWOOD-TH-000045E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX