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

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz (less cellular in the US) 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 240 mW, 8 ohm ? 480 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC battery, 12V DC external 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 5 × AA or external 12 V DC
Current RX ? 110-310 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz) 565 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
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 on later versions ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000296D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT