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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.03-60 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15% 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA)
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A ?
TX - Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
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
32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230