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DIGITAL TRUNKING DESKTOP/MOBILE EZ DIGITAL SCANNER

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10% 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 950 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
200 scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000610 YAESU-FT-000840 WHISTLER-WS001095