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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-16 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 220 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2001 Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second None
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
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000081E WHISTLER-TRX-000002 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080