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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 %
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 25.615-29.655 MHz
NOAA weather channels
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? AM/CW: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.2 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM: 50 dB at 10 kHz
SSB: 5 dB at 2 kHz, 60 dB at 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25.615-29.655 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains Mains
Current RX 36-160 mA ? ?
TX - - 90 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT KENWOOD-000009R-59 RANGER-RCI-002980WX