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HF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8R20 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains (120 V AC)
Current RX 450-700 mA 115 mW typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 370 × 130 × 240 mm
(14.57 × 5.12 × 9.45 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-DX-001000 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118