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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz - 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m (continuous) -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) Mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX 36-160 mA - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery ? 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT