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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-912 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Doulbe conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Software defined (SDR)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W nominal 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 1997 and 199x Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
265 × 90 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.54 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
PC programmable
S-meter
CTCSS,
Rotary control
Auto-store
Weather alert
Auto-sort,
Backlight
Tape record control
Data skip
Duplicate frequency alert
20 search-skip frequencies
Alpha tags
Enhanced dynamic memory system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-402 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000895XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SDS000100