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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   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)
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 260 mW @ 32 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 6 V DC, 4×AA Mains + 9V backup battery
Current RX 1.2 A max 25-100 mA 5 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
? 150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 470 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? ?
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)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT