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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
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 ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 26-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB   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
? ?
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 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX 310 mW max ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
? 483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 240 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT SOMMERKAMP-TS-000790DXCC RACAL-RA-006778C