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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C) Not specified
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 1.5 W or more 50/15/5 W (approx.) -

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 13.8V DC 15% 12 V DC
Current RX 17 mA 1.2 A max ?
TX 400 mA 12.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 ICOM-ID-000880H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT