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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-512 / 758-960 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW max 0.75 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx Between 1987 and 19xx in Philippines Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions ? 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Digital recording/playback
Various avatars on screen according to traffic
USB-connectivity
Micro-SD slot
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-HOMEPATROL-000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000100XLT EDDYSTONE-EB-000035