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Handheld VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ? Continuous

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
0.03-60 MHz 6 + 2m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? None

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 6 + 2m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 25-100 mA Max 3.5 A -
TX - Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III LAFAYETTE-HA-000089