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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne 10 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 196x Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 LAFAYETTE-HA-000520 SONY-ICF-SW000055E