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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 720 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.8 W 1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 500 mA max Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC 1.3-2.1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ICOM-IC-000077