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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-912 MHz 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.28 µV FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 16.90 MHz
455 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.8 W 2 W at 10% distortion into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 500 mA max 0.7 A 200-450 mA
TX - 5.0 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 265 × 90 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.54 × 7.40 in)
158 × 62 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.44 × 9.69 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
PC programmable
S-meter
CTCSS,
Rotary control
Auto-store
Weather alert
Auto-sort,
Backlight
Tape record control
Data skip
Duplicate frequency alert
20 search-skip frequencies
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000895XLT AZDEN-PCS-002200 ICOM-ID-000051A