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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-912 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX 500 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 265 × 90 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.54 × 7.40 in)
? 216 × 89 × 381 mm
(8.50 × 3.50 × 15.00 in)
Weight 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
PC programmable
S-meter
CTCSS,
Rotary control
Auto-store
Weather alert
Auto-sort,
Backlight
Tape record control
Data skip
Duplicate frequency alert
20 search-skip frequencies
AM Weather
Public Address
Backlit Display
Built-in SWR
Channel Scanning
Single Side Band (SSB)
Dynamike Boost
High SWR Indicator
Instant Channel 9/19
Noise Reduction (NB/ANL)
RF Gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000895XLT CHEROKEE-CM-000005 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-000980SSB