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

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz XTAL/VFO controlled ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz - 10-160 m (no general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations - CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 40-60 W SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT)

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 500 mA max - 1.5 A max
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1964 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
? 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T DRAKE-000002-NT YAESU-FT-000107