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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 0.002% ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 144.000-148.995 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 500 mA 400-550 mA ?
TX - 1.25-2.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 KDK-FM-002016AE KENWOOD-000009R-59DE