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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 250 mW, 8 ohms 200 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd), 12V DC (ext) 4.8V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 7 programmed WX channels Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000060XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT ELECRAFT-K000004