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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 115 mW typical
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT ICOM-X000003 YUPITERU-MVT-005500