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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 12.5 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
(50-905 MHz optional)
66-88 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (UK version)
29-54 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (US version)
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.3 µV (airband) AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.8V DC
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX Max 9 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35 (PS-35: 2.3kg) 230 gr (8.1 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 396 channels in 1 bank(s) 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Optional rack handles
15 sec. back-light
Priority channel, delay, lockout
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) AOR-AR-ALPHA-B