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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (UK version)
29-54 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (US version)
40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity 1.3 µV (airband) SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
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Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ?
Audio output ? > 2W at 8Ω load 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA 12V DC 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 150 mA
TX - - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 15 sec. back-light
Priority channel, delay, lockout
CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) AOR-AR-002300 DAIWA-MT-000020