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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
-
Modulations - N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D PUXING-PX-000628 HEATHKIT-SB-000300