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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 36W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP option Weather ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR001000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT JRC-NRD-000302A