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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 24-32 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 1.2 W nominal 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 24-32 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-402 RANGER-RCI-002970DX WHISTLER-WS001010