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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 6m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 12V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 WHISTLER-WS001025