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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
3 µV ?
Selectivity AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 1 W 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 600 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000006 TECSUN-PL-000680 WHISTLER-WS001040