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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 10-160 m + WARC 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations 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 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 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other RS-232C -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor 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
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 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 WHISTLER-TRX-000002