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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
CB radio | LCD display | Bluetooth
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Not applicable Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 26.965-27.405 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? 5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-29.7 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations All mode   - -
RF-output 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ? 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? ? 170 mA
TX 15 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
184 × 57 × 235 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 9.25 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Multi-color LCD display
10 NOAA Weather channels
Emergency Weather Alert
Radio Check Diagnostic
Frequency Display
Clock / Timer / Alarm
Day / Night Dimmer Control
SWR Calibration
Instant Channel 9 and 19
Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TL-000120 COBRA-000029-LX-BT WHISTLER-WS001080