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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 146-148 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) 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 ? 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 ohm 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 146-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 65-250 mA 400 mA ?
TX 400-900 mA 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 67 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 Keyboard
RIT
VOX
? • 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-000012AT ICOM-IC-000230 WHISTLER-TRX-000002