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

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  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2 W Max 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external ?V DC Mains
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1979 and 198x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 HEATHKIT-VF-002031 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX