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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m 146-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 146-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 500 mA max ? 700 mA
TX - - Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T HEATHKIT-SB-000301 KENWOOD-TM-000721A