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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 13.8 V DC or mains 6-16 V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) 1.2 A max 20-200 mA
TX - - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 99 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
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Twin RX
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 ICOM-IC-R000072DC ICOM-IC-W000002E