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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180mW max 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output 5-50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 1995 and 199x Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions ? 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout ? Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT