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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Fixed channels Continuous 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 10-160 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB ? ?
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 2 W ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains Mains Drawn from PCI interface
Current RX 16 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A WINRADIO-WR-G000315I