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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX Max 1.25 A 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) 90-290 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 185 gr (6.5 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-R000005 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT