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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 88-108 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 520-1720 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 29 - 54 MHz 0.4V
137 - 174 MHz 0.5V
406 - 512 MHz 0.7V
? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W

Connections

Antenna BNC NMO + Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 40/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd) 10V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1999 and 20xx Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 70 × 155 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.10 × 0.98 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
?
Weight 305 gr (10.8 oz) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Limit search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Alarm clock with snooze
Auto squelch
One-touch weather
ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000070XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000248CLT GALAXY-V-MARK-III