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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W 250 mW, 8 ohms 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4 AAs or 9 DC 12V DC
Current RX 85 VA max ? 800 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1995 and 199x Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 425 gr (15.0 oz) 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100