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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Handheld HF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 24-32 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ? Software defined (SDR)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 1.2 W nominal 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 24-32 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
Enhanced dynamic memory system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-402 RANGER-RCI-002970DX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SDS000100