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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output 500mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz - 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ? 2 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) Mains
Current RX 60 W ? ?
TX 120 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT HEATHKIT-SB-000240