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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) -
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
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Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz -
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Triple conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB -
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω -

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 600 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (100~240V AC auto sensing)
Current RX ? 0.9-1.1 A -
TX - - 7.5 A @ 240 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
232 × 142 × 392 mm
(9.13 × 5.59 × 15.43 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Input power: 100W max
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000155 ICOM-IC-R000075 TOKYO HY-POWER-HL-000001.1KFX