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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 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 ? ? ?
Filters ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included ?
Receiver system ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 74 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 1 - 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9.5-14 V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? 550 mA 170 mA typical
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-006000 TEN-TEC-000539 WHISTLER-WS001088