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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180mW max 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 4.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 800 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions ? 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-SX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100