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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.975-54.025 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL or VFO Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 210 mW 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 49.975-54.025 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 20 W, AM: 6 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX Max 8 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 357 gr (12.6 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-SIDEWINDER-000910A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT ICOM-IC-000732M