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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 400-512 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 477 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
127 × 36 × 157.5 mm
(5.00 × 1.42 × 6.20 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second 100 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable Remote or In-Dash Control Head
CTCSS / DCS
6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UH000015SX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020