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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity 7.0 / 4.0 / 2.5 kHz AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other Line in / out
Ext. speaker
Headphones
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Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (4 × R20 / D cells) 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 333 × 180 × 58 mm
(13.11 × 7.09 × 2.28 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1700 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual clocks and timers. PBT 320*240 pixel 5.7", 240 × 320 pixel LCD IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000001 ICOM-IC-R008500 20-303