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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA Max 2 A 1 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP option IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR001000 ICOM-IC-R008500 KENWOOD-TM-000271E