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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
Sensitivity 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity -55dB @ ±25kHz AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 500mW max More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 400 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 11.7 - 15.8V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 0.9 A
TX - 20 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
?
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT ALINCO-DX-SR000008 SAILOR-T002031