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DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
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
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Superheterodyne Double conversion 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 1 W 4 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? - 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX 170 mA typical 80 W 200 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
107 × 45 × 125 mm
(4.21 × 1.77 × 4.92 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
? Color LCD
IP67 waterproof (optional)
GPS (optional)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-WS001088 EDDYSTONE-000730/8 TYT-TH-008600