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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30-512 / 760-999.9875 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 2-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 9 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 100 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
62 × 150 × 44 mm
(2.44 × 5.91 × 1.73 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000060 KENWOOD-TRC-000070