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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.54-40 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-782 / 791-799 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 105-130V AC 4×AA or USB 5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 120 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000800