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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
USB SDR Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 5 V DC, USB 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Dongle Mobile

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002 ALINCO-DR-000735E