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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX - 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 245 × 60 × 200 mm
(9.65 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 585 gr (1.3 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000144XLT ICOM-IC-000290D TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)