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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA) 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX 36-160 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 325 gr (11.5 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS