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

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 1,000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
108-136.975 (AM) / 136-180 (FM)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11-16.6V DC 3V DC (2×AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
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Weight ? 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 198 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT MAYCOM-AR-000108