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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 12 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX Max 130 mA 2 A ?
TX - 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 SEMCOSET-SELECTO WHISTLER-WS001010