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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm 1.3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT YAESU-FT-000901DM