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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 28 V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? 3 A max 170 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ? • 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
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC MILITARY-BC-000348 WHISTLER-TRX-000001