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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 300~500mA 16-150mA ?
TX - 0.5-1.6A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 ICOM-IC-000024AT ICOM-IC-000726