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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 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)
?
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
?
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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Separate mains PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
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-UBCD000396T HILBERLING-PT-008000B YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST