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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker 650 mW @ 10% THD 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 10 VAC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? ? 90-290 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1999 and 20xx Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions ? 205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alarm clock
SAME Wx
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000278CLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT