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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W, external speaker required 850 mW 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 110/220V AC 10 V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1999 and 20xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alarm clock Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000244CLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER