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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 %
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
25.615-29.655 MHz
NOAA weather channels
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
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 ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 25.615-29.655 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 W ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16.6V DC Mains
Current RX 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A ? ?
TX ? - 90 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
?
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-TRITON-I UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT RANGER-RCI-002980WX