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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-50 MHz: 0.89 µV
50-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.17 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.45 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-470 MHz: 0.5 µV
470-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
?
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Triple conversion W-FM: Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 39.15 MHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.4-6V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 26-140 mA 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 99 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 3.90 × 1.26 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
?
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) with EBP57 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS
Alpha tags
Spectrum-inversion de-scrambler
PC-programmable
Selectable keyboard system
CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Digital readout.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000030-E/T/K ICOM-IC-R000075 KENWOOD-TS-000820S