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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.150-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 130 mA 1.2 A 2 A max
TX - Max 20 A 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 KENWOOD-TS-000430S HYTERA-TM-000610