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Desktop Shortwave receiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
40m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour
Tuning steps Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 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) 5.9-8 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   CW   SSB  
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
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Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7.0-7.3 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC)

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 10-15 V DC
Current RX ? 170 mA typical 50-60 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 8 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
Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 WHISTLER-WS001088 YOUKITS-SK-000001A