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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.45 µV ?
Selectivity SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 12-14 V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 2 A 350 mA ?
TX 9 A 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SEMCOSET-SELECTO XIEGU-X000001M WHISTLER-WS001040