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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 100 cps after warm-up with 10% drift of line voltage ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 120W PEP 12 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50-120Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC 250W ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
181 × 381 × 298 mm
(7.13 × 15.00 × 11.73 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB YAESU-FL-000100B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MADISON-(V.000003)