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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity 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)
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 500 mW 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC or batteries 12-16 V DC
Current RX 170 mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-WS001080 WHISTLER-WS001065