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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? 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 ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 80-100 mA 0.8-1.2 A 170 mA typical
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 36 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 ? ? 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
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 ICOM-IC-003220H WHISTLER-WS001088