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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz ?
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
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Filters ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz ?
Receiver system AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12 - 16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5-1.9 A 500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
112 × 30 × 143 mm
(4.41 × 1.18 × 5.63 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 785 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features TV option, CI-V RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R007100 AOR-SR-002200 CRT-MIKE