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Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 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
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 170 mA typical 500 mA
TX - - 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 WHISTLER-WS001088 TYT-TH-007800