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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 400-512 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 477 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
127 × 36 × 157.5 mm
(5.00 × 1.42 × 6.20 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 2 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable Remote or In-Dash Control Head
CTCSS / DCS
Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UH000015SX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT