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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180mW max 2.5 W 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + NMO BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola) -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA max 800 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 200x Between 1988 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100