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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100kHz kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2.8 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S