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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave 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  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? less than 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 215-230 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   CW  
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
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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)
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1958 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 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 KENWOOD-TM-000331A HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK III