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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  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

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB >50 dB ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A KENWOOD-R-000599D WHISTLER-WS001040