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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A
TX - Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT ICOM-IC-000756-PRO