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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 125 W 100 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 110-310 mA ? 32 W
TX - ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) ? 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A KENWOOD-TS-000830M