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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   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
0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6 m
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 45 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
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. ? CTCSS encoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 AZDEN-PCS-007500H