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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 30 kHz - 60 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
?
Selectivity ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
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Filters ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total) ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion) 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W (50 W for Japanese version) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 3 A ?
TX - 23 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002014 ICOM-IC-007410 WHISTLER-WS001040