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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? poor ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 6m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 29-54 / 136-174 MHz
0.8 µV 118-136 MHz
0.5 µV 406-512 MHz
1.0 µV 809-956 MHz
? ?
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz, -55 dB poor ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? tubes Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? 1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 480 mW max ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 5 ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (+/- 10%) or 6×AA Ni-CAD cells Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 565 gr (1.2 lbs) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 priority channels ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories BP-200 battery pack
AD-140U AC adapter
PS-002 power cord
? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000200XLT LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)