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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-148 MHz 50-175 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   All mode  
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
? ?
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) XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 50-175 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
155 × 55 × 230 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 9.06 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI ICOM-IC-000022 HEATHKIT-HM-002141