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HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
DMR FM Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 12.5 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
400-470 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR   FM  
Sensitivity HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
-117 dBm (Ber 5%) for 12 dB SINAD 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 HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP / Single / Double conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.8 W into 8 ohms 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 400-470 MHz -
Modulations - FM   DMR   -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Hi-Z SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery 7.2 V DC (1700 mAh Li-ion) 9 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 800-1550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 2014 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
113 × 56 × 35 mm
(4.45 × 2.20 × 1.38 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 794 gr (1.8 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 64 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
ETSI Standard audio encryption Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMRADIO-CR-000001 CONNECT-SYSTEMS-INC-CS000600 WHISTLER-WS001010