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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion Regenerative
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + NMO SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola) -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 13.8V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? 700 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1988 and 200x Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
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Weight ? 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT HEATHKIT-K-000002