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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.002%
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations CW   SSB   - N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX 0.5 A 36-160 mA ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ATLAS-000400-X UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A