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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.14 µV typical 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 2.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 7.2V DC Mains
Current RX Max 500 mA 20-310 mA ?
TX - 1.4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 ICOM-IC-V000080 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II