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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 320 mW 180 mW max 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ext or NiCd int. 4.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX - - 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME Weather alert
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
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-BC003000XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885