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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM, 20 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
FM, 20 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM, 30 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? ? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 100 dB
Audio output 240 mW ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-13V DC
Current RX ? ? 620 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
?
Weight 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 400 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D HANDIC-000080 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'