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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF 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  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 10-80 m 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5 kHz (-50 dB), 1.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type + RCA (Tulip) - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC Mains 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
330.2 × 152.4 × 260.35 mm
(13.00 × 6.00 × 10.25 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L SOMMERKAMP-FR-000050B SONY-ICF-006500W