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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? -55dB @ ±25kHz J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 100 mW 500mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 400 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 390 gr (13.8 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT SAILOR-T002031