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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180mW max 1 W 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 180 gr (6.4 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS