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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m ? 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/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
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ? ?
Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 MILITARY-BC-000404 WHISTLER-TRX-000002