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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
29 - 54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137 - 174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406 - 512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 3 kHz deviation for FM)
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Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
+/- 9 kHz (-6 dB)
+/- 15 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ? ?
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 850 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 10V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35-150 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
235 × 57 × 170 mm
(9.25 × 2.24 × 6.69 in)
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Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 538 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 3 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. Direct Entry Programmable Scanner ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 20-415 ROBERTS-RCB-000040