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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-1310 MHz VHF/UHF 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 0.1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 45 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC or mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 95-170 mA ? 250 mA
TX - - 20 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? ?
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000002 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002001 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SS-000200A