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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 650 mW @ 10% THD ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10 VAC 13.8V DC +/-10% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) 200-450 mA
TX - Max 22 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 20xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alarm clock
SAME Wx
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000278CLT YAESU-FT-000450AT ICOM-ID-000031E