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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands None  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains Mains 9 V DC
Current RX 16 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1969 and 1972 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
? 145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010C WHISTLER-WS001010