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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 10cm internal speaker 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 20-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14 V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • 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 ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 WHISTLER-TRX-000002