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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
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 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 60 mA 200-450 mA ?
TX 1.5 A max 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
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
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2 WHISTLER-WS001040