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Icom IC-R20 Communications Receiver

Specifications
  Vintage      2004
  Type         Handheld
  Range (USA)  150 kHz - 822 MHz
               851 - 867     MHz
               896 - 3305    MHz
  Channels     1200
  Scan Banks   26 (max)
  Search Banks 25
  Modes        AM, FM, WFM, USB, LSB, CW
  Steps        10/100 Hz
               1/5/6.25/8.33/9/10/12.5/
                15/20/25/30/50/100 kHz
  Priority     1 channel
  Conversion   Triple
  IFs          1 = 266.7/429.1 MHz
               2 = 19.65 MHz
               3 = 450 kHz
  Sensitivity  FM     1.62 - 5    < 0.56 µV
                      5 - 222     < 0.4  µV
                      330 - 833   < 0.56 µV
                      833 - 1305  < 0.71 µV
                      1330 - 2305 < 5.6  µV
                      233 - 3000  < 18   µV
               AM     0.5 - 5     < 2.2  µV
                      5 - 30      < 1.4  µV
                      118 - 136   < 1.4  µV
               WFM    76 - 108    < 1.8  µV
                      175 - 222   < 1.8  µV
                      470 - 770   < 2.5  µV
               SSB/CW 0.5 - 5     < 0.40 µV
                      5 - 30      < 0.25 µV
                      50 - 54     < 0.25 µV
                      118- 147    < 0.25 µV
                      330 - 470   < 0.32 µV
  Selectivity  AM/FM  - 6dB @  12kHz
                      -60dB @  30kHz
               CW/SSB - 6dB @   3kHz
               WFM    - 6dB @ 150kHz
  Scan          30 channels/second
  Search       100 steps/second
  Audio        >100mW at 10% THD
  Power        3.7V (BP-206 Li-Ion)
               4.5V (3xAA)
               6V (external)
  Current      100 mA (stand-by)
               150 mA (receive w/max audio)
                35 mA (power-save)
  Size         60 x 142 x 35 mm   (WxHxD)
               2.4" x 5.6" x 1.4" (WxHxD)
  Weight       11.3oz / 320g
               Radio + Antenna + BP-206
  Interfaces   BNC, speaker, CI-V, DC
  Accessories  Antenna (FA-B04RE),
               Belt-clip (MB-98),
               Hand-strap,
               AC adapter (BC-149 A/D),
               3-AA battery spacer,
               Li-Ion battery (BP-206 1650 mAh)
  Features     Dual VFOs
               CTCSS/DCS
               Attenuator
               RF Gain
               Voice Scan Control (VSC)
               Audio recorder
               Auto squelch
               8-char alpha-tags
               Internal MW antenna
               Noise Blanker
               Auto Noise Limiter
               PC intf/control
               Weather Alert (USA)

(image courtesy Javiation, UK)
Web Info

  • Icom Japan IC-R20 page
  • Icom UK IC-R20 page
  • Bandercom IC-R20 page
  • Javiation IC-R20 page

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