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Desktop Shortwave receiver
2 meter Transverter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 144-148 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DMR   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 28 V DC Mains (120-240 V AC) 3.6-4.5 V DC (3 × R6/AA) or 5 V DC external (USB)
Current RX 3 A max ? ?
TX - 260 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
71 × 161 × 37 mm
(2.80 × 6.34 × 1.46 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) including battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-SD card slot
Audio recording (240 sec)
Multi-color LED alert
"Close call" RF capture
Location based scanning
CTCSS/PL & DCS
Trunktracker V, tracks APCO P25 Phase 1 & 2, DMR, Motorola,
EDACS and LTR systems.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000348 HEATHKIT-SB-000500 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC-D003600XLT