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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 100-950 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 200 mW 1.2 W nominal

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 5-16V DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 15-150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 2 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Twin RX ?
Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC ICOM-IC-W000021E 20-402