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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 130-174 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 720 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 5-16 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 13 mA ?
TX - 350-950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery and antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T ALAN-CT-000145 EDDYSTONE-000850/4