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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB 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 ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 0.5/6W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 180 mA 170 mA typical
TX 20 A max Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in 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 ? ? • 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 ICOM-IC-000735 ICOM-IC-T000007H WHISTLER-TRX-000001