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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-1310 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 45 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.8V DC
Current RX 95-170 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000002 ICOM-IC-R000071E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT