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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 20 & 40 m 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 & 40 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

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 APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D TEN-TEC-PM-000003 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO