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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.2 PPM ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 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 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 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 ? 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W 90 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains 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)
480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 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 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 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 JRC-NRD-000630 YUPITERU-MVT-005500