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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??)
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.7 W 100mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.8V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1994 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Portable Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B