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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 25-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 850-869 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
28-54 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz W-FM: 0.7 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
76-108 MHz W-FM: 0.6 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
174-216 MHz W-FM: 0.6 µV
216-225 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
225-380 MHz AM: 0.4 µV
380-512 MHz FM: 0.4 µV
764-954 MHz FM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz FM: 0.7 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 100/100/50/20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16.6V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA Max 500 mA 1.8-2.0 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1999 and 2010
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
184 × 56 × 155 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 6.10 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Recorder control
Data skip
Auto store
Beep alert
Beartracker warning system. "Close call" RF capture technology. RS-232C. Tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems. CTCSS/DCS. Repeater reverse. S.A.M.E weather alert 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000780XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT000015 ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG