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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
?
Selectivity ? ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz ?
Audio output ? 200 mW nominal ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10m + WARC
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 10W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 9V DC / 6 AA cells 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 55 mA -
TX - - 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T 20-135 JRC-NSD-000515S