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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne 2 x-tal controlled channels Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external ? 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
150 × 32 × 57 mm
(5.91 × 1.26 × 2.24 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Tone call Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D LAFAYETTE-HA-000073A AKD-HF000003