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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8R20 13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external
Current RX 450-700 mA Max 700 mA 110-310 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in Japan Between 2001 and 2006 in China (designed in Japan) Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 370 × 130 × 240 mm
(14.57 × 5.12 × 9.45 in)
177 × 72 × 195 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 7.68 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. CTCSS & DCS. RS-232. "Close call" RF capture technology on later versions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-DX-001000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000780XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT