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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 575 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 110-310 mA 115 mW typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT YUPITERU-MVT-005500 MARCONI-CSR-000005