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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 140-150 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-6 m 140-150 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output AM: 50 W, CW: 65 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX - ? 15 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6146 final DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WRL-/-GLOBE-SCOUT-000680A TEMPO-S000015T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021