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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
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 Channelized

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 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM  
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 - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 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 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
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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 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
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
? PLL frequency control
Tube final stage
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000006 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010B GEMTRONICS-GTX-005000