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

General

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  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1999.8 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 350 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? - 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 6V DC / 4×AA 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 70-180 mA max Max 1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1998 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 229 gr (8.1 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Trunking scanner PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009000L RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)