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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 12V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 20-401 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197