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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-490 MHz 80-15 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended)
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? -
TX - ? 20/10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 750 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB POLMAR-DB-000050 HEATHKIT-HL-002200