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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16V DC 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX ~200 mA Max 1 A Max 600 mA
TX - Max 6 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 KENWOOD-TR-000751E YAESU-FT-000007B