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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
70 cm | UHF Transceiver | 3 W
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

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  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 5 kHz 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode  
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
? 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 3 W, Low: 0.3 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 8 NiCd 10.8-16V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? 70-400 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
62 × 167 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.57 × 1.57 in)
155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 450 gr (15.9 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-000740A AOR-AR-008600-MK2