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

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.2-10 MHz 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 200 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Separate PSU 105-130V AC
Current RX ? Max 80 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1937 and 19xx Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D HAMMARLUND-SP-000110LX NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188