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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 480 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 × AA or external 12 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT