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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
? 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
? 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC or 4×LR6 12 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A Max 300 mA 13 W
TX 22 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
64 × 147 × 42 mm
(2.52 × 5.79 × 1.65 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 20-313 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024