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DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   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 ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 2 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110 / 220 V DC) 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1991 in Japan & Korea Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 70 × 200 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 7.87 × 1.73 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 890 gr (2.0 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) 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
• 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 ZODIAC-P-008000 STAR-SR-000550 WHISTLER-TRX-000002