Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 3 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 30-50 / 146-148 / 148-174 / 450-470 / 470-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 200 mW max 100mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC NMO + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 30W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1999 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
230 × 93 × 184 mm
(9.06 × 3.66 × 7.24 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC-000101