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Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
VHF + ADS-B Virtual Radar Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 118-136 / 1090 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 220 V DC) DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? 170 mA typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
150 × × 90 mm
(5.91 × 0.00 × 3.54 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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 ? • 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 STAR-SR-000550 WHISTLER-TRX-000001 AIRNAV-SYSTEMS-RADARBOX-COMSTATION