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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.155-0.281 / 0.53-1.62 / 5.8-15.5 / 87.5-108 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 2 W ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4xR6/AA) ?
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 25 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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
? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT SANGEAN-ATS-000802 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E