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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
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 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000091 WHISTLER-WS001040