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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA
Current RX Max 700 mA 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Recorder control
Data skip
Auto store
Beep alert
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT ICOM-IC-R000006