Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 3 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
"Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T NATIONAL-COMPANY-000200