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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 300~500mA Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS232C DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 KENWOOD-TS-002000 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000800DX