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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.012-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? SDR
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 160-6m (2m optional)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? 100 W HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 10 W 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 2003 and 2007 in USA
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 ICOM-IC-000720A FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000