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Handheld VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld AirBand Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? None 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 0.001 kHz 50 / 100 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
0.03-30 MHz 108-142 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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
AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB 2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 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 60 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 450Ω 50Ω
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 or 8×AA cells 3LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 AOR-AR-003030 YUPITERU-VT-000125