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

General

Current value
USD 8,452 ~ USD 9,129
USD 143 ~ USD 265 (similar rigs)
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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  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 ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
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
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 (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
?
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system DSP Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 100 VA max 1.5-2.2 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage 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 Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B