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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±0.002% ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
0.5 µV Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne PLL Synthesizer Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 1 W 4 W 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 650 mA ?
TX - 2.2 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2016 and 201x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
184 × 190 × 57 mm
(7.24 × 7.48 × 2.24 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 180 gr (6.4 oz) 997 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan 40 Channel Operation
7-Color LCD Display
Weather Alert
PA/CB Switch
Wireless Mic Compatible
GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-000880 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885