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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz ? 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
? 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 SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 500mA ? 170 mA typical
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 197x and 198x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 6 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 PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
? 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 TEMPO-FMT-000042 WHISTLER-WS001088