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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 80-15 m 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Super-Heterodyne Software defined (SDR)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW, 8 ohms 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m -
Modulations - USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 135 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8 / 13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX ? 35 W ?
TX - 165 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.) ? Alpha tags
Enhanced dynamic memory system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT SBE-SB-000033 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SDS000100