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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 %
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz (Cellular blocked) 28.245-29.655 / 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2.5 W at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 28.245-29.655 / 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 300~500mA 65-220 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. NB/ANL
Echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 ICOM-IC-T000090 RANGER-RCI-000063FFC2