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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  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 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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 ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 280 mW Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: ? W 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.5-16V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? 50 mA 170 mA typical
TX ? 1.3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 361 gr (12.7 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 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 ? CTCSS / DCS • 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 ALINCO-ALR-000022E KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E WHISTLER-TRX-000001