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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm 500 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries) 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 36-160 mA 90-290 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2005 and 200x in China Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 165 gr (5.8 oz) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Backlit display Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT