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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm after calibration
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF)
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation)
Filters ? ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode)
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves DSP
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz 90 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 5V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology Optional S-meter USB 2.0 interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T RCA-AR000088LF PERSEUS-SDR