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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL 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 ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal ?

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 12-16 V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 135 mA ? ?
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)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
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Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna ?
Form factor Portable Mobile 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
• 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
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-TRX-000002 AIRSPY-MINI