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Dual-band transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.0 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 12.5 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 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
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 12.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? 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 84 dB ? ?
Audio output ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 1 / 5 W 5 .. 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion 13.8V DC +/- 15% 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 400-600 mA 170 mA
TX ? 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 258 gr (9.1 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 32 bank(s) 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 IP67 ? 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 TYT-MD-000380 ALINCO-DR-000735T WHISTLER-WS001080