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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2)
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
Image rejection ? Greater than 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output - SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-190 mA 2 A
TX - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 KENWOOD-TS-000570DG