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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 m HT

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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
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 0.1-30 MHz 220 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 220 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains (110-240 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
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Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 ICOM-IC-000775 REGENCY-HRT-000002