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

General

HAM bands 6m  17m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 29-54 / 88-108 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 520-1720 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 11.2735 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC NMO + Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 9.5 V DC 10V AC
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX - 620 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 1999 and 20xx
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 625 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
? Alarm clock with snooze
Auto squelch
One-touch weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT JIM-MX-000018S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000248CLT