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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 144-146 MHz 20m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion VFO or 12 × XTAL channels VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ~200 mA Max 150 mA 68 mA
TX - - Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
150 × 45 × 155 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 MINIX-MR-000012S MIZUHO-MX-000014S