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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 180mW max 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? 350-600 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT PALSTAR-RC000030