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Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

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SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
System:AMPS 800 (USA and other countries)
Frequency range:RX: 869.000-894.000 MHz
TX: 824.000-849.000 MHz
Frequency stability:? ppm
Power supply:7.2 VDC (NiCd battery pack, 500 mAh)
Current drain / battery life:Standby: ? mA / 8 hrs
Talk: ? A / 30 min
Impedance / antenna:? ohm / ?-jack
Dimensions (W*H*D):40*195*80 mm (1.58*7.68*3.15"), with battery, no antenna
Weight:790 g (1.74 lb), with battery
Other:




RECEIVER SECTION
Receiver system: ? conversion superheterodyne
Sensitivity:
Selectivity:
Image rejection:
AF output power / impedance:? mW at ?% distortion / ? ohm




TRANSMITTER SECTION
RF output power: ~600 mW
Modulation system:
Max FM deviation (Factory set):±6 KHz
Spurious emissions:Better than -? dB
Handset impedance / connector:-




MISCELLANEOUS
Manufactured:USA, 1983-1987 (Discontinued)
Additional info: This was the first ever handheld cellphone. When it was
introduced in 1983, it cost a whopping $3.995.

DynaTAC = "Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage".

Known as the "brick phone", it also appeared in the
1987 movie "Wall Street", used by Gordon Gekko.
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