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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX Max 500 mA ? Max 600 mA
TX - - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 250 channels in 5 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YAESU-FT-000007B