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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   SSB   -
RF-output ? 12 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC ? External PSU (Icom IC-700PS)
Current RX 230-500 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 1972 and 1976 in Asia Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
? 255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WX channels (USA) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 PACE-SIDETALK-001000M ICOM-IC-000700R