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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? 2.7 W 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 110-310 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1994 and 199x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 165 gr (5.8 oz) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT