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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz - 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output 1.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 40 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? - Max 3.5 A
TX - ? Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
? 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT EICO-000723 ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II