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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? USB/LSB/CW: 1Hz, FM: 0.001 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10dB S/N)
<0.5 MHz: n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 5 µV
1.5-30 MHz 1 µV
30-1000 MHz 1 µV
1-1.5 GHz 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10dB S/N)
<0.5 MHz: n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz 0.3 µV
30-1000 MHz 0.3 µV
1-1.5 GHz 0.5 µV
FM-N/FM-W 12dB SINAD
<0.5 MHz n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz 0.35 µV
1-1.5 GHz 0.4 µV
HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N: 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W: 230 kHz @ 6dB
HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double/Triple conversion + DSP DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 200 mW 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne BNC BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal ISA-card OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000500 WINRADIO-WR-003150I COMMRADIO-CR-000001