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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
HF Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25   All mode  
Sensitivity Low band 0.4 µV for 12 dB SINAD
High band 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
UHF band 0.7 µV for 12 dB SINAD
FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity -55 dB @ t 25 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 Milliwatts into 8 ohms Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5AA or external 12V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB ?
Current RX ? 170 mA typical -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000050XL WHISTLER-TRX-000001 HEATHKIT-VF-000001