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Mobile VHF 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)  10m  2000m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
?
Filters 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 watts into 8 ohm 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC / 10 AA cells 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 350-600 mA 110-310 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
"Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ?
MPN PALSTAR-RC000030 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT