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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 24-1800 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m ham bands - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 135 mA 170 mA typical ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 201x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 20xx in France
Dimensions 147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
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
12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)
Up to 6 MHz panoramic spectrum view
Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and UP boards
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000002 WHISTLER-WS001088 AIRSPY-MINI