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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 148-174 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne VFO or 8 channels, XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 12V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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
? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000009 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190