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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 30-50 / 146-148 / 148-174 / 450-470 / 470-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 100mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA - NMO + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains
Current RX ? ? 30W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
230 × 93 × 184 mm
(9.06 × 3.66 × 7.24 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T RCA-AR000088LF UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC-000101