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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 23cm  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 PPB 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 24-1800 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   All mode   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 ? Tracking RF filters ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined 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 1260-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 5 V DC (USB port) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 65-250 mA ? 170 mA
TX 400-900 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 201x and 20xx in France Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 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 Keyboard
RIT
VOX
12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)
Up to 6 MHz panoramic spectrum view
Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and UP boards
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 ICOM-IC-000012AT AIRSPY-MINI WHISTLER-WS001080