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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz) 26.965-27.405 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 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. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W 4 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10% ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 / 7 A (heater off/on) ? ?
TX 22 A max. ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
? 185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 6146B final ? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-P-001000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885