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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 850-869 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 30-50 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 25-28 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
28-54 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz W-FM: 0.7 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
76-108 MHz W-FM: 0.6 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
174-216 MHz W-FM: 0.6 µV
216-225 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
225-380 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
380-512 MHz FM: 0.4 µV
764-954 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz FM: 0.7 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 500 mA ? 1.7 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 155 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 6.10 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Beartracker warning system. "Close call" RF capture technology. RS-232C. Tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems. CTCSS/DCS. Repeater reverse. S.A.M.E weather alert ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT000015 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002009 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400