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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.48-30 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 13 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second ? 100 channels in 6 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
? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T EDDYSTONE-000940 YAESU-FTDX000010