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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   DSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? 210 mW 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX ? ? 800 mA
TX - - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000072 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL