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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 + WWV m 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 500 mA max 700 mA 15 W
TX - 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T KENWOOD-TS-000120S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400