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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 500 mA max 80 W 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
• ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T EDDYSTONE-000680X LOWE-SRX-000100