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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.002%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz) 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL Synthesizer
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB 65 dB
Audio output 180mW max ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on) 650 mA
TX - 22 A max. 2.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 2016 and 201x
Dimensions 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
184 × 190 × 57 mm
(7.24 × 7.48 × 2.24 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 997 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 6146B final 40 Channel Operation
7-Color LCD Display
Weather Alert
PA/CB Switch
Wireless Mic Compatible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-000880