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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Channelized 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
? Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion, tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) Mains 11-15 V DC
Current RX 35-150 mA ? 500 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 196x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-RX000007 PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023 ELAD-FDM-000077