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

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
< 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz 60 dB
Audio output > 2W at 8Ω load 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 35-150 mA
TX - 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002300 ALINCO-ALM-000203T