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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 650 mW @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - -
RF-output 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 10 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.1A max ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1999 and 20xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Alarm clock
SAME Wx
Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000080AD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000278CLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER