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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm 2.7 W 900 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC / batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1994 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT