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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Handheld Dual-Band Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ? ±1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 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) 76-107.95 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   DMR   P25   FM   DMR  
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
Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)
Digital
0.30 µV / -117dBm (BER 5%)
0.70 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
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 ≥500mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   - FM   DMR  
RF-output 150 W ? VHF: 1 / 5 / 10 W, UHF: 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 7.4 V DC 3200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 1.5 A max 170 mA typical ?
TX 22 A max - Analog ≤1.6A, Digital ≤0.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
150 × 64 × 40 mm
(5.91 × 2.52 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 360 gr (12.7 oz) with battery
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
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
CTCSS / DTS
1000/1450/1750/2100Hz Single tone
Digital Protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
Motorola Tier Ⅰ&
IP67 Waterproof
Optional encryption
Accessories SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 WHISTLER-WS001088 AILUNCE-HD000001