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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? 0.001 % ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 25.615-29.655 MHz
NOAA weather channels
1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
AM/CW: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.2 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
AM / FM: 50 dB at 10 kHz
SSB: 5 dB at 2 kHz, 60 dB at 4 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-29.655 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 25 W SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) Mains 100-260 V AC
Current RX 35-150 mA ? ?
TX - 90 W max 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
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Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 ? 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 RANGER-RCI-002980WX 9005800