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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  60m  20m  15m  2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-22 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? 5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2 W, Low: 0.4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.6-15.6V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 45 mA 170 mA
TX - Max 700 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 193x Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000001-SKYRIDER KENWOOD-TR-002200GII WHISTLER-WS001080