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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 70-80 / 145-170 MHz - 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 150 W (PEP, input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions ? 255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000004 ICOM-IC-000700T COMMRADIO-CR-000001