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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF / 50m Transceiver | 100W | 32-bit DSP
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +122 °F [–10 °C to +50 °C]) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz AM/CW/SSB: 1/10 Hz, FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

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)
0.03-56 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   W-FM  
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
SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
0.16 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (BW: 15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (28 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.35 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
CW/RTTY/PKT 0.5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less
SSB 2.4 kHz or better 3.6 kHz or less
AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less
FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double 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)
1st: Main: 9 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: ≥ 70 dB 6m: ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100 W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.7-150 depending on band)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 13.8 V DC ± 10% (Negative Ground) 9 V DC
Current RX 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX - 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2012 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
365 × 115 × 312 mm
(14.37 × 4.53 × 12.28 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
Hi-perf crystal roofing filters
4.3 inch TFT screen
High speed spectrum scope
32-bit IF-DSP
9 MHz IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
USB, CAT and µ-tune ports
3 × SO-239 connectors
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000006 YAESU-FTDX003000 WHISTLER-WS001025