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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF / 50m Transceiver | 100W | 32-bit DSP
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +122 °F [–10 °C to +50 °C]) ?
Tuning steps ? AM/CW/SSB: 1/10 Hz, FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
0.16 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (BW: 15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (28 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.35 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
?
Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT 0.5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less
SSB 2.4 kHz or better 3.6 kHz or less
AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less
FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
?
Image rejection ? HF: ≥ 70 dB 6m: ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 180 mW 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100 W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 (16.7-150 depending on band)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8 V DC ± 10% (Negative Ground) 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX ? 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX - 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
365 × 115 × 312 mm
(14.37 × 4.53 × 12.28 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
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)
Hi-perf crystal roofing filters
4.3 inch TFT screen
High speed spectrum scope
32-bit IF-DSP
9 MHz IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
USB, CAT and µ-tune ports
3 × SO-239 connectors
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT YAESU-FTDX003000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT