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

General

HAM bands ? ? 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 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
- 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity ? ? 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 ? ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   CW  
RF-output ? ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
? QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000018 HEATHKIT-HW-000009