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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??) Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100mW max 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 4.8V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT