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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW 1.2 W nominal

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 12 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT 20-402