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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 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  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC ? ?
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 170 × 55 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 6.10 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 ZODIAC-HIDER-000040