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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .0015%
Tuning steps 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 108-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
(less cellular in the US)
30-330 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB or greater
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones 1.5 W at less than 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - 10-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Separate PSU 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 550-750 mA
TX - - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 1980 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunktracking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR)
Digital modulation option (APCO 25)
PC programmable
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Rotary frequency dial
Backlit display
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000250D ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG HEATHKIT-VF-007401