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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  80m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 9.5V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 1.25 A 68 mA 180-600 mA
TX - Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 JIM-MX-000003.5S LOWE-HF-000350