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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
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Image rejection ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum > 80 dB
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC Mains
Current RX 500 mA max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
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Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 RFT-EKD-000100