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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 0.55-33 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 1946 and 194x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
565 × 280 × 305 mm
(22.24 × 11.02 × 12.01 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB RME-000045B POLMAR-DB-000050