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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 50 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1959 and 1962 Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A RME-006900 WHISTLER-WS001040