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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70dB ?
Audio output 850 mW 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10 V AC 13.8V DC ±15% 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? 0.7A max ?
TX - 15A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 20xx Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alarm clock CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000244CLT YAESU-FT-002900R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT