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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 0.1 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   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
? 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
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 20-32V DC (28V nominal) DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 80-100 mA 30 W 170 mA typical
TX - 1050 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication 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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 CLANSMAN-VRC-000322 WHISTLER-WS001088