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Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.250-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD 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 ? ? ?
Filters 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter) ? ?
Receiver system SDR Processing Architecture Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >85 dB ? ?
Audio output Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz - 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   - AM   FM  
RF-output 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational) DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 12.6 V DC +/- 10%
Current RX 120 mA 170 mA typical ?
TX 12 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
110 × 45 × 140 mm
(4.33 × 1.77 × 5.51 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 665 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
• 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CODAN-002110M WHISTLER-TRX-000001 MIDLAND-M-ZERO-PLUS