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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW into 24 ohm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
60 × 136 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 5.35 × 1.18 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 270 gr (9.5 oz) including batteries 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 90 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
"Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Alpha tags
Fire tone-out
Race track operation
Built-in ferrite bar for AM BC
PC programmable
SAME w/FIPS
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BR-000330T HEATHKIT-SB-000300