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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
55000 / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries
Current RX ? 85 VA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong
Dimensions 60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
? Direct frequency input
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T EDDYSTONE-000830/7 PHILIPS-D-002935