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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? Max 150 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885