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Handheld transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range PMR channels 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range PMR channels - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 1800 mAh Li-ion battery pack DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX ? 170 mA typical 660 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IP55 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
• 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
3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAMCOM-CP-000446 WHISTLER-TRX-000001 XIEGU-X005105