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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop VHF VFO

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  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±20 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 0.17-30 MHz 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.25 A ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between and
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
? 161 × 111 × 261 mm
(6.34 × 4.37 × 10.28 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel ? 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 KENWOOD-R-000300 ICOM-DV-000021