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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
2.4 / 6 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? >70 dB
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells
Current RX 25-100 mA 20-150 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2008 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 AOR-AR-MINI AOR-AR-003030