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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  17m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more 25-28 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
28-54 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.6 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
225-380 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz FM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 11.2735 MHz 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5 V DC 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA 500 mA max
TX - 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
184 × 56 × 155 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 6.10 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 9000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Beartracker warning system
"Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C
Tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems.
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater reverse
S.A.M.E Weather alert
FIPS code
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Band scope
Individual channel volume offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 JIM-MX-000018S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT000015X