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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 27.775-29.775 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 27.775-29.775 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) 12 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? ? 90-290 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Modified by Muller Electronic, Germany Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) None 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK AM/SSB Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D PALOMAR-SSB-005500-VFO UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT