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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
6 m transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized, x-tal

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz) 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.35 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB 60 dB
Audio output 180 mW ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on) 380 mA
TX - 22 A max. 4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
6146B final ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020 REGENCY-HR-000006