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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Multiband SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz after 30 minutes warm up
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? ? 500 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) Mains
Current RX ? 100 W ?
TX - - 450 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 70 × 11 × 32 mm
(2.76 × 0.43 × 1.26 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
398 × 360 × 180 mm
(15.67 × 14.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR. "Close call" RF capture technology ? Digital display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBCD000396T WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES DELTA-DBR-000550-II