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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   - FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX Max 700 mA - 60 mA (24V)
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in China (designed in Japan) Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 177 × 69 × 168 mm
(6.97 × 2.72 × 6.61 in)
? 222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha-tags RS-232C ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000785XLT HEATHKIT-DX-000060 MILITARY-EM-000025