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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
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)
25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1972 and 1978 in Brazil
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? 12 volt tubes
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-R000072DC YUPITERU-MVT-005000 EUDGERT-000400A4-(GOLD-C)