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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/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
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 400 mA 170 mA typical
TX 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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 Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) WHISTLER-WS001088