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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 15 m 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 13.8V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 38-180 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
? 110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000010 KANTRONICS-KT-000115 ELAD-FDM-S000002