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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 490 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC Mains or 24V DC
Current RX 310 mW max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 198x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
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Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT JRC-NRD-000075