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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 240 mW 200 mW max 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 4.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 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 APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT ALINCO-DX-000701