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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB -50 dB
Audio output 1.8 W 1 Watts at 8 Ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24 V DC or mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 500 mA max 36 W 1.5 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T JRC-NRD-000301A KENWOOD-TS-000140S