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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 490 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 55 W max 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 310 mW max ? 1 A (squelched)
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT YAESU-FT-001900R YAESU-FT-000450AT