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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? Not specified ± 7 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz @ -50 dB FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? - 2/5/10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - External speaker -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external 12 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX - - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT ALINCO-DR-000003T