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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 1,000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 108-136.975 (AM) / 136-180 (FM)
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3V DC (2×AA)
Current RX - ? ?
TX 500 W peak - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
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Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 198 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 MAYCOM-AR-000108