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

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  13cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 144-148 MHz 10m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output - 1 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.6-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 100 VA max 100-600 mA Max 300 mA
TX - Max 500 mA Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 STANDARD-C-000058 AZDEN-PCS-007800