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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
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
0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system ? ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1.5 W or more ?

Connections

Antenna BNC 3.5mm jack SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA 17 mA 2 A
TX - 400 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1979 and 198x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 AOR-AR-000240 AOR-AR-005001D