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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 1 W 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT