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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 2 m / 70 cm 85-300 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 70 cm - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1956 and 196x in West Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 540 × 220 × 350 mm
(21.26 × 8.66 × 13.78 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000599 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESM-000300 WHISTLER-WS001040