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

General

HAM bands 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  2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
? ?
Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5-10 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? Max 1.2 A
TX - ? Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
150 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ONE ICOM-IC-000210 KENWOOD-TM-000742E