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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 130 mA Max 2 A 1 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 DRAKE-R-000077 KENWOOD-TM-000271E