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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.8 W Internal speaker 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 500 mA max 15 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
? 139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III