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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180mW max 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? - 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 90-290 mA 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Backlit display ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2 YAESU-FTM-006000R