What does 7K60F1W mean?

Extract from the Betriebsfunkantrag form showing the field to indicate the emission designator. Published by the German Bundesnetzagentur.

When applying for a spectrum licence, the telecommunications regulator will ask for the  ITU Emission Designator. This is an alphanumeric code that describes the bandwidth used (modulation mask); modulation method and the type of information being transmitted. The regulator would use this piece of information for spectrum planning and management purposes.

The emission designator is not some kind of a standard or format to which a product or system must comply. Rather, it is an internationally recognized method to describe the technical characteristics of a RF signal.

If you were applying to licence a MOTOTRBO system, you would use either:

7K60F1E - voice only

7K60F1D - data only

7K60F1W - voice and data

The above describes a transmission that uses a single carrier; is frequency modulated; occupies 7,6KHz and is used to send voice and/or data. 

Some documentation may replace the 1 with a X -  this is because some regulators regard 7K60F7W as the correct emission designator to use for DMR. The 7 refers to the ability to carry more than one voice or data channels. Ultimately, 7K60FXW; 7K60F7W and 7K60F1W are all the same and can be used .

The Emission Designator is usually listed in the product datasheet (certainly for MOTOTRBO that is the case). A detailed description of the Emission Designator format can be found on the ITU website.