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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m)
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA 35 W 1.8-2.1 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1971 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
?
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 DRAKE-MSR-000002 YAESU-FTDX001200