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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB) FM/NFM: ≥ -15 dBμ (at 12 dB SINAD)
DV: ≥ -11 dBμ (at BER 1%)
Selectivity AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50-60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   AFSK   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? - 0.1 - 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50-70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) 9 V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC battery or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) None 1302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IP1X waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-RX000007 SONY-ICF-006700W ICOM-ID-000031A-PLUS