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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.1-0.5 MHz: 10V AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
5-30 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.25V CW/SSB
30-1000 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
1000-1300 MHz: 1.5V AM, 1.5V CW/SSB
1300-2300 MHz: 10V AM, 10V CW/SSB
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC 11-16.6V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 200 mA max 500 mA max ?
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-X000010 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT ICOM-IC-000745