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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver
Rugged handheld VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   FM   P25   DV  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains Li-polymer battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
68 × 167 × 45 mm
(2.68 × 6.57 × 1.77 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 580 gr (1.3 lbs) With battery
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 64 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
? AES-256 encryption
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G ingress protection
GPS
Two inch (5 cm) colour screen
Over-the-air Zeroise (OTAZ) to disable compromised radios
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T KENWOOD-TS-000900 CODAN-SENTRY-V