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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 75-600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit)
Current RX ? 65 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines (Discontinued) Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC009000XLT MARCONI-MERCURY