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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   FM   AM   CW  
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 ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-6.3V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1957 in USA
Dimensions 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
? 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in color TFT screen Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000003 KENWOOD-TM-000642 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054