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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 to 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 320 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external ?
Current RX 300-500 mA 500 mA ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
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Weight ? 168 gr (5.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-SSB-000075