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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
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
Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) ? 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 425 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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. DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E RFSPACE-SDR-IQ