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Dual band FM Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range AM: 0.5-1710 MHz
FM: 76-250 / 300-520 MHz
108-174 / 430-480 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (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 ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM/AM: double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 1.25 m / 70 cm 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output ? 5 .. 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 0.5 A 400-600 mA 170 mA
TX 10 A max 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 46 × 150 mm
(5.51 × 1.81 × 5.91 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 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 Detachable front panel ? 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 ? EJ-47U DV option ?
MPN VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-006600P ALINCO-DR-000735T WHISTLER-WS001080