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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100/100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines (Discontinued) Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
? 181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC009000XLT ICOM-IC-000746 SONY-ICF-002003