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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
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 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??) Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 100mW max 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W max 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 32 W Max 1.4 A
TX - 295 W Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B KENWOOD-TS-000830M BRAUN-SE-000401