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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer) ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 1.2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 1972 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
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Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C BRAUN-SE-000280