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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.9 W max 900 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC Mains / 12 V DC / batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT