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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple/Double conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.9 W max 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W max (@ 13.8V) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 4.8-9.6 V DC (4×AA) External: 4.5-16 V DC Mains or 12V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? ? 170 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 47 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
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-T000042E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS WHISTLER-WS001080