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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF VFO
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  1.25m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
?
Modulations AM   FM   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
15-80m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 325 gr (11.5 oz) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200 AMECO-VFO-000621 HEATHKIT-SB-000201