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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm 180mW max 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 4.8V DC 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1992 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS