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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 12V DC or mains 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 410 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 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
40 × 10 channels + 10 user defined searches
USA Catalog Number: 20-144
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 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002005 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230