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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5-25 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 3 A @ 15 VDC 600 mA 80 W
TX - 6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CRT DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000E KENWOOD-TM-003530A EDDYSTONE-000730/8