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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 50-52 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC Mains 9.5V DC
Current RX 500 mA max ? 68 mA
TX - ? Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1965 and 1971 in USA Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT HEATHKIT-SB-000110 JIM-MX-000003.5S