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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
CB-band
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - CB-band
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 12 V DC 6 × AA cells
Current RX ? 230-500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
239 × 66 × 170 mm
(9.41 × 2.60 × 6.69 in)
Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 181 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology WX channels (USA) NOAA weather monitoring
Dual watch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 MIDLAND-000075-822