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DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.02 - 1600 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal 250 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 9 V DC or batteries ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-TRX-000002 WHISTLER-WS001040 BONITO-RADIOJET 001305 PLUS