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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 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15% 28 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 550-900 mA 3 A max
TX - 3.6-7.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI ICOM-IC-003210A MILITARY-BC-000348