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

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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.25 A 4 A
TX - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
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Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 ICOM-IC-000732M