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The Uniden-Bearcat BC785D is a mobile scanner / receiver covering 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz. It features a triple conversion superheterodyne receiver system with tuning steps of 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz and an audio output of 240 mW. The BC785D has 10 memory banks with a total of 1000 channels, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems, and supports SAME/wFIPS, CTCSS/DCS, PC programming, digital modulation board option (APCO 25), attenuator, alpha tags, rotary control, auto store, beep alert, data skip, recorder control, and radio cloning. It weighs 1.33 kg and requires 13.8V DC power. Dimensions are 72 × 177 × 167 mm.

General characteristics

HAM bands
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Frequency stability
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Tuning steps
5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz
Memories
1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second

Receiver

RX-range
25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations
AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity
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Selectivity
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Filters
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Receiver system
Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-frequencies
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Image rejection
?
Audio output
240 mW

Connections

Antenna
BNC
Impedance
50 Ω
Other
-

Electrical

Power requirements
13.8V DC
Current drain RX
Max 700 mA
TX
-

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d)
177 × 72 × 167 mm (6.97 × 2.83 × 6.57 in)
Weight
1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor
Mobile
Manufactured
Between 2003 and 200x

Other features

Usage
Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options
Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME /wFIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Digital modulation board option (APCO 25)
Attenuator
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Recorder control
Radio cloning
Accessories
-
RigReference ID
2454
MPN
UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000785D

Manuals, diagrams and brochures

Uniden BC785 Programming Control Codes (v. 1.11) PDF - Unknown size, submitted by RigReference
 
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