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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-107.9 / 108-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.4 µV
FM: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 0.9 µV (12 dB SINAD)
29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
0.7 mV for 10 dB; (S+N)/N typical
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7 kHz, 70 dB @ 10 kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion Double Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 51.750 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? 75 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 1 or 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + NMO BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola) -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 13.8V DC 12.0 VDC nominal (negative ground)
Current RX 36-160 mA 700 mA max 0.5 A
TX - - 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1988 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 53 × 104 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 4.09 × 1.10 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
67 × 140 × 389 mm
(2.64 × 5.51 × 15.31 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) without antennna & battery 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000030XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000340XL