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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
5 Band HF transceiver
DIGITAL TRUNKING DESKTOP/MOBILE EZ DIGITAL SCANNER

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz HF 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   - AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz HF -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external ? 12-16 V DC
Current RX 200-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.5 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ? 950 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
TFT touch screen
DDS based
11-pole crystal filter
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
200 scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000051E PALSTAR-TR-000030 WHISTLER-WS001095