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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output 210 mW Built-in 4" speaker 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)