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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 29-54 / 136-174 MHz
0.8 µV 118-136 MHz
0.5 µV 406-512 MHz
1.0 µV 809-956 MHz
AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz, -55 dB AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output 480 mW max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
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Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (+/- 10%) or 6×AA Ni-CAD cells 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 1.5-2.2 A
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 priority channels 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories BP-200 battery pack
AD-140U AC adapter
PS-002 power cord
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MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000200XLT SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH AOR-AR-ALPHA-B