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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 31 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 31 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Ext-DC ?V DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 170 mA typical
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Sweden by SAGA TRADING MALMÖ Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Channel scan
Priority channel
Monophone / earphone (optional)
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-000229A KRACO-000031 WHISTLER-WS001088