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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
108-140 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ? ?
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load External speaker / headphones required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) Mains Mains
Current RX 35-150 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 196x and 196x in West Germany
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
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Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-EU-000089