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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? 210 mW 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT