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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 1.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - - 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT HEATHKIT-SB-000301 KENWOOD-TS-000520