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

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 180-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st:
( 25-174 MHz) 380.6050-380.7000 MHz
(406-512 MHz) 380.6125-380.7000 MHz
(806-956 MHz) 380.7000-380.7875 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180mW max 240 mW, 8 ohm 490 mW @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 3V DC battery, 12V DC external 6V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA 110 mA typical, 310 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2004 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) 170 gr (6.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1600 channels in 1000 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TrunkTracking III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
Dynamic memory
Service Search
Computer interface
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
2 alpha-numeric Lines
16 char alpha-tags
CTCSS/DCS sql & search
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Channel Alert
Radio cloning
Backlit display
Pager Skip
Squelch backlight
Close Call RF
Service Search
Rotary control
Backlit display
PC programmable (USB)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000246T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000095XLT