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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 320 mW 2.6 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ext or NiCd int. 12V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME Weather alert
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC003000XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008