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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 3 W 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 800 mA max ? 1.7 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags
PC programmable
• Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 WHISTLER-TRX-000002 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M