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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ? 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity 6 positions ? ?
Filters 200Hz / 5.2kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion 3.5 W, external speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance 50/300Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 110/220V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER