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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W (10m: 50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D JRC-JST-000100D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT