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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 522-1620 kHz
87/76/64-108 MHz (depending on country)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
3 µV FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity -55dB @ ±25kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500mW max ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries) DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? ? 170 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) 453 gr (16.0 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 550 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & Timer Functions
Sleep Timer
Digital Sound Processing
Temperature sensor
Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT TECSUN-PL-000380 WHISTLER-WS001088