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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 75-88 / 380-470 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne TV-antenne N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 1.5-1.9 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
132 × 27 × 169 mm
(5.20 × 1.06 × 6.65 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 9 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? TV option, CI-V
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB COMMANDER-000320 ICOM-IC-R007100