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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
Handheld 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  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 10-80 m 0.53-1.605 / 3.9-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
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 ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC Mains 6V DC 4R6/AA
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 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)
136 × 95 × 41 mm
(5.35 × 3.74 × 1.61 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 780 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
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-007800W