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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop CB/Freeband/Export/Amateur Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz 24-32 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? 5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? PLL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 24-32 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP (variable) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 170 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 10 channels in bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB/ANL
10 memories with scanning
Variable RF power output
Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E RANGER-RCI-002990DX WHISTLER-WS001080