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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external ?V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A max
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT STANDARD-C-000158A SEA-000235