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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Military HF set
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
? 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 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 500-700 mA ? 170 mA typical
TX 1.7-3.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication 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 ICOM-IC-000045A PANDA-RF-000041A00A WHISTLER-WS001088