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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT