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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 108-520 / 700-990 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 50W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9 V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
? 145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C CTCSS/DCS
Wires II internet
ARTS
1200/9600 baud packet ready
Detachable front panel
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT YAESU-FT-007900R WHISTLER-WS001010