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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.01-60 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
+/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) SDR, Direct conversion, low IF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) 70 dB
Audio output ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m -
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC ± 10% 9V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 1.5A 8 W
TX - 30A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. SDR (Software Defined Radio) NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405