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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
118-136 / 138-164 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
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
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) 12-16 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 30-100 mA ?
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 198x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • 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 ICOM-IC-003220H 20-0104 WHISTLER-TRX-000002