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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
QRP | Shortwave Transceiver | 20 m | CW/SSB

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-912 MHz ? 14.150-14.350 MHz
14.000-14.100 MHz with optional CW module
Modulations AM   FM   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.5 µV for 12 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 dB at 2.5 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superhet
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? >1 Watt into 8 Ohms at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 20 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX 500 mA max ? 50-100 mA
TX - ? 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 265 × 90 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.54 × 7.40 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
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Weight 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
PC programmable
S-meter
CTCSS,
Rotary control
Auto-store
Weather alert
Auto-sort,
Backlight
Tape record control
Data skip
Duplicate frequency alert
20 search-skip frequencies
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000895XLT HEATHKIT-SB-000221 MFJ-009420X