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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-1000 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4×AA Batteries) or external 9 V DC adapter 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 100VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT 20-512 RCA-SC-000088