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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144–146 / 430–440MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 ICOM-IC-E000080D KENWOOD-TM-000271E