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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER