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

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB ?
Selectivity ? < 12 kHz/-6dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 210 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
15 + 40m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2/5 depending on voltage 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 5.5-13.8V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT ALINCO-DJ-000480 JRC-JST-000010A