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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100kHz kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX - 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 61 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 183 gr (6.5 oz) without batteries 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags "Close call" RF capture technology DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003500XLT ICOM-IC-000290H RFT-000215C