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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Amateur SDR Receiver
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.02 - 1600 MHz 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output 250 mW ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC or batteries ? 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX ? ? 600-900 mA
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
? 213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
? 4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-WS001040 BONITO-RADIOJET 001305 PLUS YAESU-FTX-000001-OPTIMA