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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1999 and 200x in USA Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions ? 130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP. Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000208 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT