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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 50W

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations - - FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? ? 50 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
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Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ? Dual-band, dual receive
Touch screen
Android support
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R008500 RFT-EKD-000100 ICOM-IC-005100D