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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (VFO) 20-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 17 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (XTAL) 20-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 12 W SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC or mains Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1997 and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 265 × 90 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.54 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-000002-METER HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000895XLT