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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 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 ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB KENWOOD-TS-000950S K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000