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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU No power required
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
? 368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C EDDYSTONE-000730/6 HEATHKIT-SA-002040