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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz) 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Single superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10% 13.8V DC
Current RX 40-100 mA 2 / 7 A (heater off/on) 600 mA
TX - 22 A max. 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6146B final ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-0101 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020 KENWOOD-TR-007010