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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2600 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-54 / 108-512 / 758-960 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1W 210 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V 15 % 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external ?
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Digital recording/playback
Various avatars on screen according to traffic
USB-connectivity
Micro-SD slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-005000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-HOMEPATROL-000001