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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 0.17-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 25 dB
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W PEP ±20%

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries)
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? 55 mA max
TX - - 125 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 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 KENWOOD-QR-000666 SEMCOSET-SEMCO