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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 75 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? 210 mW Optional

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   - -
RF-output 0-100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 24 and 250 V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
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Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features RS-232C. DSP Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT MILITARY-BC-000341F