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Desktop Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   CW  
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
3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity ? ? 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range ?-? MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - -
RF-output ? W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) 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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEXAS-RANGER-000696-BASE WHISTLER-WS001088 EDDYSTONE-000358/I