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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external ?V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA 30-210 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
50 × 90 × 38 mm
(1.97 × 3.54 × 1.50 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 260 gr (9.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX RX: UHF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 ICOM-IC-W000031E STANDARD-C-000116