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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-512 / 758-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 240 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 3V DC battery, 12V DC external ?
Current RX 36-160 mA 500 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2004 and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
?
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 220 gr (7.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1600 channels in 1000 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TrunkTracking III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
Dynamic memory
Service Search
Computer interface
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
2 alpha-numeric Lines
16 char alpha-tags
CTCSS/DCS sql & search
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Channel Alert
Radio cloning
Backlit display
Pager Skip
Squelch backlight
Digital recording/playback
Various avatars on screen according to traffic
USB-connectivity
Micro-SD slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000246T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-HOMEPATROL-000001