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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-15V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines (Discontinued) Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Keypad
Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC009000XLT LOWE-HF-000250 YANTON-GT-000003