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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Data controller

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  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz NAVTEX, SIAM, ARQ E3, WEFAX
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   NAVTEX  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ? ?
Receiver system DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz Morse, Baudot, Packet, Packet Lite, PACTOR, ASCII, AMTOR, FEX, ARQL, B&W FAX
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - 5-pin DIN connectors

Electrical

Power req. 10.7-16 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 12~16 V DC
Current RX 2 A 200-450 mA 1100 mA
TX - 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between and
Dimensions 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
300 × 300 × 89 mm
(11.81 × 11.81 × 3.50 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 2.09 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Hitachi 64180 CPU
Motorola 68H05C4 DDS
Motorola 68H05B4 display controller
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005001D ICOM-ID-000051A AEA-PK-000900