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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Rugged handheld VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 894-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM   AFSK   FM   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Software defined
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output 320 mW, 8 ohm More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
30-88 MHz or 136-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   AFSK   FM   P25   DV  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) Li-polymer battery
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A ?
TX - 15 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 45 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.77 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
68 × 167 × 45 mm
(2.68 × 6.57 × 1.77 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 580 gr (1.3 lbs) With battery
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 400 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 64 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
CTCSS / DCS
TrunkTracking IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS, SmartNet, SmartZone, Privacy Plus, SCAT and LTR
Alpha tags
SAME weather alert
PC programmable
Attenuator
Rotary control
Repeater reverse (shift)
Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). AES-256 encryption
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G ingress protection
GPS
Two inch (5 cm) colour screen
Over-the-air Zeroise (OTAZ) to disable compromised radios
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000396T ICOM-IC-V008000 CODAN-SENTRY-V