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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 0.9 W max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS