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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
144-146 MHz 0.25-29.9 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 2-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 12-16V DC or mains Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz)
Current RX ? Max 1.3 A ?
TX - Max 6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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
DCS ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D KENWOOD-TS-000711E YAESU-FRG-007000