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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? 5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6-16V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 16-100 mA 170 mA
TX ? Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable ? Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A KENWOOD-TH-000025E WHISTLER-WS001080