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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion ('92 - '97) Triple conversion ('98 - '??) Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 100mW max 180 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 180 gr (6.4 oz) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000150Y/B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180