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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Antenna Tuner
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 3.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AFSK   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ? 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 65 dB typical ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 3.5-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AFSK   All mode   -
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W 200 / 2000 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC No power required 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 20-250 mA ? 170 mA
TX 0.7-2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? 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-V000008 HEATHKIT-SA-002040 WHISTLER-WS001080