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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 1 W 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 180 gr (6.4 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P