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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-29.999 MHz ? 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   - AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 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 > 60db at –1 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
-
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 150 W 30 kW @ 200 W input ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC Mains DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 1.5 A max ? 170 mA typical
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube 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 SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K WHISTLER-WS001088