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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ± 0.2 PPM ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 108-143 / 220-380 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1W 180 mW, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 4.8 / 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1994 and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
?
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.) LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000630 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000535-(VERSION-1)