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

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? < 12 kHz/-6dB SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 2/5 depending on voltage 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 500 mA max ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T ALINCO-DJ-000480 ICOM-IC-000077