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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm 500mW max ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A