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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack) 24 V DC or mains
Current RX 35-150 mA 36 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1650 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-RX000007 JRC-NRD-000301A