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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US) ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 480 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC TV-antenne
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 × AA or external 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT COMMANDER-000318