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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 650 mW @ 10% THD 200 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 10 VAC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1999 and 20xx Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Alarm clock
SAME Wx
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000278CLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT