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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Shortwave Linear Amplifier
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz ? 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 400 W, AM/FM: 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10 V AC 13.8 V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 0.3 A ?
TX - 40 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 175 × 68 × 215 mm
(6.89 × 2.68 × 8.46 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC-000147XLT ZAMIN-ABL000800 WHISTLER-WS001040