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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-6.3V DC Mains, batteries or 12 V DC ?V DC
Current RX 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) 8.5 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
53 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.09 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in color TFT screen ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000003 SONY-CRF-000150 STANDARD-C-000112