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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (less cellular in the US) 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output 480 mW 900 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5 × AA or external 12 V DC Mains / 12 V DC / batteries Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 66 × 165 × 35 mm
(2.60 × 6.50 × 1.38 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 565 gr (1.2 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000055XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020