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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1994 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000510XL