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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands -

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? 1.8 A 90-290 mA
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RE-001800 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2