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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) ? 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Mains 9-16 V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
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Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 HEATHKIT-SB-000221 RAYMARINE-RAY000063