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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.14 µV typical
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 7.2V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 20-310 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
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 Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) ICOM-IC-V000080