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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  4m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 40 / 200 kHz 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single / Double conversion superheterodyne Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 / 3.4 MHz ?
Image rejection ? Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 W 500 mW or AF output socket 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary BNC + NMO
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - Dezifix B (R&S) Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 500 mA max 110 VA 700 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT