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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop 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  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
+/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ?
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 100 VA max 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 790 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410 MARCONI-R001155