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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system TRF with regeneration Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 240 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 3V DC battery, 12V DC external ?
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 2004 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
90 × 210 × 45 mm
(3.54 × 8.27 × 1.77 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1600 channels in 1000 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? TrunkTracking III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
Dynamic memory
Service Search
Computer interface
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
2 alpha-numeric Lines
16 char alpha-tags
CTCSS/DCS sql & search
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Channel Alert
Radio cloning
Backlit display
Pager Skip
Squelch backlight
?
Accessories External PSU: National 3580B ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000246T TOKAI-TC-002503