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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Separate mains PSU 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX 110-310 mA ? 20-150 mA
TX - ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

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 Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT HILBERLING-PT-008000B YAESU-VX-000006R