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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Conitnuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.3 W 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
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Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT EDDYSTONE-000730/4 SWAN-CUBIC-000700