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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop CB/Freeband/Export/Amateur Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 26-32 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? PLL Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 26-32 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP (variable) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? ? 170 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB/ANL
10 memories with scanning
Variable RF power output
• Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP RANGER-RCI-002990 WHISTLER-TRX-000001