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

General

Current value
USD 8,452 ~ USD 9,129
USD 3,245
Rating 1 review 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  13cm  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. 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
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
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 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
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system DSP DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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) SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 100 VA max 2 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 AOR-AR-005001D