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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 180mW max 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 4.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX Max 1 A ? 110-310 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1992 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT