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

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
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 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
15/20/40 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15/20/40 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   FM  
RF-output ? 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 1 A 35 mA Max 700 mA
TX - 450 mA max Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 HEATHKIT-HW-000007 KENWOOD-TM-000431E