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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX - 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB KENWOOD-TS-000520S KENWOOD-TS-000950S