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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 12-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET