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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 11-16.6V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2008 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
APCO25 digital capable
Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
"Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT ICOM-IC-Z000001E