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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? Not specified
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 48-54 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/ 6 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5-100 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions ? 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 JRC-JST-000245 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT