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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX Max 700 mA Max 400 mA 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 2006 in China (designed in Japan) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 177 × 72 × 195 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 7.68 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. CTCSS & DCS. RS-232. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000780XLT DRAKE-SW000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021