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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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 Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter -
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX ? 80 W 700 mA
TX - - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T EDDYSTONE-000730/4 KENWOOD-TS-000120S