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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1856 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 1.60 µV 1.6-50 MHz
0.56 µV 50-905 MHz
1.00 µV 905-130 MHz
1.40 µV 1380-1800 MHz
? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 - 8 ohms ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX 1.1 A max 60 W 60 mA (24V)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Japan Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 181 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.13 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000100 RACAL-RA-006772 MILITARY-EM-000025