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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 15m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz 29-54 / 88-108 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 520-1720 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations USB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz - -
Modulations USB   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10V AC 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1999 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO Alarm clock with snooze
Auto squelch
One-touch weather
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-KAPPA-000015 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000248CLT ZUN-BCD996P2