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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW, 8 ohms Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd), 12V DC (ext) Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 60-90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 215 × 125 × 35 mm
(8.46 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 575 gr (1.3 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer 7 programmed WX channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-009914 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000060XLT RACAL-RA-001778