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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop-Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
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Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) -55dB @ ±25kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM   SSB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) ?
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT SBE-CONSOLE-V