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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 29-54 / 136-174 MHz
0.8 µV 118-136 MHz
0.5 µV 406-512 MHz
1.0 µV 809-956 MHz
? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz, -55 dB ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 480 mW max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (+/- 10%) or 6×AA Ni-CAD cells 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 2 A 1.2 A max
TX - Max 22 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 priority channels 9K6 packet ready GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories BP-200 battery pack
AD-140U AC adapter
PS-002 power cord
? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000200XLT YAESU-FT-000847 KENWOOD-TM-D000710G