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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 180 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 4.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1999 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features QSK
WARC option
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000520XL