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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W 900 mW > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 5-45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Mains / 12 V DC / batteries 13.8 V DC
Current RX 100 W ? 600 mA
TX 400 W - 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT KENWOOD-TM-002550A