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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.01 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.25-30 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 80 dB
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 500 mA max Max 80 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
?
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
Remote control. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T COLLINS-HF-008054A RFT-EKD-000100