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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output 60 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 9 V DC
Current RX - 200-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 ICOM-ID-000051E WHISTLER-WS001010