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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
Selectivity ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB), +/-15 kHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB @ 154 MHz 65dB
Audio output ? ? 0.2W (8 ohm load)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup) ?
Current RX ? 120 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 HANDIC-001600 WINRADIO-WR-001550E