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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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 ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
• 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 AOR-AR-ALPHA WHISTLER-TRX-000002