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

General

HAM bands ? None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
0.5-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ? 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC TV-antenne BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT SAILOR-R000109 FAIR-MATE-HP-002000