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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW, 8 ohms 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight ? 357 gr (12.6 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.) Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000310 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT