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HF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 2.5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC From PCI interface 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Unknown PC-card Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 WINRADIO-WR-G000313I UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER