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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 10 / 25 W 10 W/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 300~500mA Max 1.2 A ?
TX - Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
9K6 packet ready
RS-232
Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 DRAKE-TR000270 KENWOOD-TS-000770