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Desktop Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands None  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (20 dB quieting) FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 700 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SMA + Built-in ferrite bar BNC
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 9 V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
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
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-121 ICOM-IC-R000006 WHISTLER-WS001025