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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 138-164 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 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
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 watt 4 Ohm 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) 13.8 V DC or mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 30-100 mA 1.5 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP • 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-0104 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 WHISTLER-TRX-000002