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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-6.3V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ? 4 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in color TFT screen Color TFT display
MP3 player
USB / SD-card slot
Variable talkback
Dedicated channel-19 button
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000003 RANGER-RCI-TLM000001 ICOM-IC-000732