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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 20W
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144 / 430 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations - FM   D-STAR   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144 / 430 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   D-STAR   -
RF-output 100 W 20 W max ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX - ? 170 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual-band, dual receive
Touch screen
Android support
Bluetooth option
• 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
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 ICOM-IC-005100 WHISTLER-TRX-000001