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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Handheld Amateur Scanner / receiver

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  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 0.1-3305 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   P25   DV  
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
? ?
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 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) ?
Receiver system DSP ? ?
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) BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) ?
Current RX 100 VA max 100 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication 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 ? Bluetooth
Dual-watch
IP57 environmental proof
Micro-SD card
Sprectrum display
Audio recording
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES ICOM-IC-R000030