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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-146 MHz SW: 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49 m /
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 6-16V DC Internal Ni-MH battery, 3×AA cells, AC adapter or dynamo crank.
Current RX ? Max 55 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
114 × 22 × 50 mm
(4.49 × 0.87 × 1.97 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 505 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D KENWOOD-TH-000026E ETÓN-FR000350