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Mobile HF transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.250-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   DMR   P25   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD 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
≥ Phase noise @1kHz offset: -138dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @10kHz: -150dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @100kHz: -152dBc/Hz
Selectivity >70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB ? ?
Filters 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional) ? ?
Receiver system SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne SDR, R820T2 tuner IC
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter) 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   - -
RF-output 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal) 12-16 V DC 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted) ? ?
TX 12.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
24 × 8 × 21 mm
(0.94 × 0.31 × 0.83 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Dongle

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
• 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
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CODRADI013 WHISTLER-TRX-000002 NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002+