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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type + RCA (Tulip) - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L 20.166 SONY-ICF-002002