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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1856 MHz 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity 1.60 µV 1.6-50 MHz
0.56 µV 50-905 MHz
1.00 µV 905-130 MHz
1.40 µV 1380-1800 MHz
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 - 8 ohms ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX 1.1 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 181 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.13 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000100 20-195 RFT-EKD-000700