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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? optional CW filter
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 50 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC From PCI interface ?
Current RX Max 500 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
?
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 WINRADIO-WR-G000313I SBE-SB-000036