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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 10 tubes ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation • 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
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 SONY-ICF-SW000055E WHISTLER-TRX-000002