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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 10-160 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 160-6 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? 100 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-6.3V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ? 2.0 A
TX - ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in color TFT screen ? 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000003 KENWOOD-TS-000520SE FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M