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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 144-148 / 220 MHz 25-54 / 180-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st:
( 25-174 MHz) 380.6050-380.7000 MHz
(406-512 MHz) 380.6125-380.7000 MHz
(806-956 MHz) 380.7000-380.7875 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 6V DC
Current RX ? ? 110 mA typical, 310 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
? 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) ? 170 gr (6.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
Twin RX Close Call RF
Service Search
Rotary control
Backlit display
PC programmable (USB)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 STANDARD-C000228A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000095XLT