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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 6-15V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.35 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
70 × 140 × 30 mm
(2.76 × 5.51 × 1.18 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
CAT interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D YAESU-FT-000727R MIDLAND-M-000042