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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 6m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 13.9-22 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   AM   FM   N-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)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? IF-DDS: 60 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 14.0-14.3 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 MHz -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9-16 V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 300~500mA 120-130 mA 170 mA
TX - 800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 2013 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 120 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 4.72 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port Built-in keyer 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 AOR-AR-003000A YOUKITS-EK-000001B WHISTLER-WS001080