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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 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 AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 500mW max More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 11.7 - 15.8V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? 1 A max 170 mA typical
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2009 and 201x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 600 channels in 3 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 ? ? 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 ALINCO-DX-SR000008 WHISTLER-WS001088