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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 140-150 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries Mains (13.8V DC option) 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control PBT DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) ICOM-IC-R000071A TEMPO-S000015T