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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.150-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 13.8V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 500 mA max 1.2 A 2 A
TX - Max 20 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
? PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT KENWOOD-TS-000430S PRESIDENT-ADAMS