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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1 Watts at 8 Ohms 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 500 mA max 36 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T JRC-NRD-000301A BAOFENG-UV-000050X3