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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 110-310 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? ? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT