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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC External power supply
Current RX 80-100 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 12.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1930 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 ICOM-ID-000800D NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005