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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 240 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A ? Max 55 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x Between 199x and 199x (early nineties)
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D KENWOOD-TH-000026E