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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 1990 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
? ?
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT KENWOOD-TH-000027E YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST