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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
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
80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 11-16.6V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
?
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
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)
Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A