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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries ? 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) MIDLAND-000013-882C ICOM-IC-000208H