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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 2,028
USD 143 ~ USD 265 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
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  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  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
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
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L AOR-AR-ALPHA-B