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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz per hour after warmup
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
9 kHz - 6000 MHz 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV   All mode  
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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 13.8 V DC Transceiver unit (11 + 13.6 V DC)
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
352 × 251 × 181 mm
(13.86 × 9.88 × 7.13 in)
Weight 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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)
Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT AOR-AR-ALPHA-II HEATHKIT-SB-000644A