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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180mW max > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? 5-25 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 600 mA 3 A max
TX - 6.5 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 198x and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT KENWOOD-TM-002530A KENWOOD-TS-000890S