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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.54-31 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL synthesis
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X HANDIC-012305