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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 2.3-23 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 5-200 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 1250 mAh lithium battery 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? 25-190 mA 200 VA
TX - - 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 2012 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 190 × 90 × 21 mm
(7.48 × 3.54 × 0.83 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 272 gr (9.6 oz) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 248 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual speakers
MP3/WAV recording
Built-in micro-SD slot (16GB max)
USB 2.0
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-G000002-REPORTER AOR-AR-008200DU ICOM-IC-007851