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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
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
1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

-6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 110-310 mA 115 mW typical ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT YUPITERU-MVT-005500 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000