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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA-B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT