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

General

Current value
USD 2,028
USD 390
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
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  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 500mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1998 and 200x in UK
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX