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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  23cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 180 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external Separate PSU
Current RX ? 200 mA Max 80 W
TX - 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 1937 and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 296 gr (10.4 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT ALINCO-DJ-G000007E HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X