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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10W (AM: 2 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 177 × 72 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 6.57 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000785D KENWOOD-TS-000700S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT