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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
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
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 10% Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 50 W VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±20% DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? ? 170 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
• 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S BAOFENG-UV-000050X3 WHISTLER-TRX-000001