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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-20 m 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-20 m 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 52Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12, 28 V DC or mains 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 600 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Recorder control
Data skip
Auto store
Beep alert
? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT COLLINS-KWM-000001 ICOM-IC-T000010