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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-1310 MHz 50-905 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
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Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 45 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 95-170 mA Max 1 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope TV tuner front end ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000002 STANDARD-AX-000700 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190