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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 118-174 / 400-479 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S+S/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB S+S/N
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
-65 dB @ 10 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? 7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Mid hi: 20/20 W, Mid lo: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC 0.8-1 A ?
TX - Max 12 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
197 × 62 × 220 mm
(7.76 × 2.44 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 162 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS. 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB ICOM-IC-000207H SBE-SIDEBANDER-VI