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

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  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   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 ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Greater than 60 dB ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 12-15V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
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Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 COLLINS-KWM-000380 KENWOOD-TM-000731E