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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
CB radio | LCD display | Bluetooth

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells ?
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
184 × 57 × 235 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 9.25 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? AFC Multi-color LCD display
10 NOAA Weather channels
Emergency Weather Alert
Radio Check Diagnostic
Frequency Display
Clock / Timer / Alarm
Day / Night Dimmer Control
SWR Calibration
Instant Channel 9 and 19
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II COBRA-000029-LX-BT