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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 10-80m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.3 W 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 3W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max
TX - 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)