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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 136-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 70 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15 % Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 4-8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1998 and 20xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035