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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 7.5 / 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 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 240 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 700 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
177 × 72 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 6.57 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 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
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 ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000785D JRC-JST-000110D