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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 1 W 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight 180 gr (6.4 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT