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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 0.18-0.4 / 0.535-1.65 / 2-4 / 5.85-10.3 / 11.4-18.2 / 87.5-108 MHz 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system TX: 4 × XTAL channels or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes. ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 320 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 49-54 / 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 8 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC (8R20/D cells + one more for the backlight) 13.8V DC ext or NiCd int.
Current RX ? ? Max 700 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight ? ? 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME Weather alert
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034AC HALLICRAFTERS-WR-004000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC003000XLT