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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 29-54 / 136-174 MHz
0.8 µV 118-136 MHz
0.5 µV 406-512 MHz
1.0 µV 809-956 MHz
? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz, -55 dB ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 480 mW max ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (+/- 10%) or 6×AA Ni-CAD cells Mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 100 W ?
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 priority channels ? QSK
WARC option
Accessories BP-200 battery pack
AD-140U AC adapter
PS-002 power cord
? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000200XLT EDDYSTONE-000880/2 HEATHKIT-HW-000009