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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
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Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
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Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX 20-150 mA 2 A max ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
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Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI ICOM-IC-007200 ICOM-X000003