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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
143.8-148.2 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise 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 ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 100 Ω 50-72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - 120 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-X HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE WHISTLER-WS001098