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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 480 mW 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
- -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5 × AA or external 12 V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT