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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms Internal speaker 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) 8 / 13 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 20-9461 YAESU-FRG-000007