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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up.
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz Better than 70 dB
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV  
RF-output ? HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) +13.8V DC
Current RX 35-150 mA ?
TX - 24 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 ICOM-IC-009100