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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Tunable DSP Audio Signal Processor

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 80-10m ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm 2 W 2.5 W into 6 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10m ?
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external ? ?
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max.
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1970 and 1975 Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D HEATHKIT-SB-000102 MFJ-000784B