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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ? ?
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 2.7 W 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1994 and 199x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT EDDYSTONE-000730/8