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

General

HAM bands 4m  2m  ?
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ± 0.001 % ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -60 dB AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 90 dB 50 dB ?
Audio output 2W 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 3.5mm jack BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6 V DC 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX ? 25-100 mA 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX 4 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-004001 AOR-AR-000022 ICOM-IC-R000003