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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 140-150 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm ? 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.2V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 550 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
Band & Memory Scan
Pocket Beep
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater
DTMF Keypad
Battery Saver
Clock with timer
External 12 V DC Jack
CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T ICOM-IC-000002SAT YAESU-FRG-009600