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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack 11-16.6V DC
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
? 183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R008500 SAMCOM-CP-000700 ZUN-BCD996P2