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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 110-310 mA Max 2 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT ICOM-IC-R008500 YAESU-FT-ONE