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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 25 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output 60 W ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + NMO N-type
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola) -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX - 700 mA max 120 mA
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 200x Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight ? 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EICO-000720 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT CODAN-002110M