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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-3000 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
2000 m option
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains (85-265 V AC) 12-16 V DC
Current RX 25-190 mA 150 VA ?
TX - 800 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200DU ICOM-IC-007850 WHISTLER-WS001065