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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 5 / 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.5-30.5 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX - - Max 4.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
? 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D COLLINS-R-000388/URR ICOM-IC-000025A