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DIGITAL HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 25-1300 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   W-FM   DMR   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 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
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB 3.6-4.5 V DC (3 × R6/AA) or 5 V DC external (USB) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 170 mA typical ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
71 × 161 × 37 mm
(2.80 × 6.34 × 1.46 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries 350 gr (12.4 oz) including battery + antenna 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Functions
• Multi–system Trunking
Micro-SD card slot
Audio recording (240 sec)
Multi-color LED alert
"Close call" RF capture
Location based scanning
CTCSS/PL & DCS
Trunktracker V, tracks APCO P25 Phase 1 & 2, DMR, Motorola,
EDACS and LTR systems.
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WHISTLER-WS001088 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC-D003600XLT ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS