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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output 1.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? Max 500 mA 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
177 × 51 × 154 mm
(6.97 × 2.01 × 6.06 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 250 channels in 5 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. "Close call" RF capture technology 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCT-000008 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020