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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 25-88 / 118-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 110-310 mA ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
? 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000295 YAESU-FT-002800M