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Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Channelized 25 / 12.5 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV 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 ? 70 / 60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output 3.5 W 5 / 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery) 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AM Water Protection Class IP66
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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HY-GAIN-HY-RANGE-II-(000671) HYTERA-TC-000610 WHISTLER-WS001098