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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile 12 W CB 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  ? 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) LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
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 ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1972 and 1973 Between 1983 and 198x in Philippines
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
460 × 260 × 130 mm
(18.11 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 6.45 kg (14.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 120 channels in 3 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 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-GRANT