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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms 210 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM  
RF-output 30-40 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 35-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2009 and 200x
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
?
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Color TFT display
MP3 player
USB / SD-card slot
Variable talkback
Dedicated channel-19 button
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT RANGER-RCI-TLM000001