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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps ? ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
< 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity -55dB @ ±25kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 70 dB 74 dB typical
Audio output 500mW max ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5/25 W 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 13.8V DC 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 550 mA
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 199x and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Select 5/5-tone selcall, CTCSS/PL Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT MOTOROLA-GM-000900 TEN-TEC-000539