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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Low band 0.4 µV for 12 dB SINAD
High band 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
UHF band 0.7 µV for 12 dB SINAD
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -55 dB @ t 25 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output 400 Milliwatts into 8 ohms 210 mW 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5AA or external 12V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
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-BC000050XL UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000245XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT