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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 2.6 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008