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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine Shortwave receiver IMR54

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 15 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
15-160 kHz: 4-20 µV (10 dB S/N)
160-1500 kHz: 6-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.5-4 MHz: 1.5-3 µV (10 dB S/N)
4-10 MHz: 2-6 µV (10 dB S/N)
10-31 MHz: 2-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Wide, Intermediate, Narrow and Very narrow settings.
500 Hz ... 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains (110-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 82 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1952 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
747 × 385 × 451 mm
(29.41 × 15.16 × 17.76 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 60.90 kg (134.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in clock
LED display
PBT Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000070 ICOM-IC-R000071A EDDYSTONE-000700