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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/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 ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 490 mW 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply Mains
Current RX 310 mW max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 198x Between 1986 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT AOR-AR-002800 RACAL-RA-006778C