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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC External high-voltage power supply 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 85 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Recorder control
Data skip
Auto store
Beep alert
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT HEATHKIT-HW-000101 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043