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

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
? 160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB COBRA-000025-WX-NW-ST UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT