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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W 180 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - - ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4.8 / 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-BCR-000101 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT