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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Wideband / Multiband Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps USB/LSB/CW: 1Hz, FM: 0.001 kHz 10 Hz from 30 MHz-512 MHz
100 Hz from 513 MHz-2 GHz
5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1500 MHz Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   FM   W-FM  
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
? 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 SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N: 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W: 230 kHz @ 6dB
Narrowband: 8.33 / 12.5 / 25
Wideband: 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 MHz
SATCOM: 5 / 25 kHz
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/Triple conversion + DSP ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 65 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
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Modulations - AM   FM   APCO-25   -
RF-output ? 20 W (VHF), 10 W (UHF) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 19-34 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 55 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 188 × 94 × 343 mm
(7.40 × 3.70 × 13.50 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) with battery 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Headless Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Internal ISA-card Ethernet
RS-232 / RS-422
USB
SAASM (Commercial GPS optional)
MIL-STD-810G
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-003150I HARRIS-AN/PRC-000117G WHISTLER-WS001025