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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ? ?
Tuning steps 50 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.000-69.950 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ? ?
Filters > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output 50 mW into 600 ohm ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26.000-69.950 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1 / 15 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239 + N-type KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 60 mA (24V) 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX 240 mA (24V) - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 2006 and 200x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-SEM-000025 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT