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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 28 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) 210 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m - 10 m
Modulations USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 135 W PEP ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 40-100Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 35 W ? ?
TX 165 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT AZDEN-PCS-005800