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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
203 × 70 × 184 mm
(7.99 × 2.76 × 7.24 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
CTCSS/DCS. "Close Call" RF capture technology. GPS-enabled for location-related scanning. When a GPS-unit is connected, it can also alert at areas of special interest, such as dangerous intersections, school zones or gener CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996T ZUN-BCD996P2