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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum) ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-43 MHz in four bands 30-75.975 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
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 ? 300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 100 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 30-75.975 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal) DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? 3 A 170 mA typical
TX - 10 A max @ 24V DC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 470 × 241 × 216 mm
(18.50 × 9.49 × 8.50 in)
242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • 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 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000052 CLANSMAN-VRC-000353 WHISTLER-TRX-000001