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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX 36-160 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TV-000502