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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ? -
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 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)
70 kHz - 30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity 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
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Selectivity AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple 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)
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Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
? 146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy 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-R000006 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010B RME-MC-000055