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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   AM   FM  
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)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW, 8 ohms 210 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd), 12V DC (ext) 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. DSP 7 programmed WX channels Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000060XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT