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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
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 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 80-100 mA 1.3-2.1 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 ICOM-IC-000077