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Handheld VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 8 Hz / 0.05 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 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 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 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? APRS
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 LOWE-HF-000225E KENWOOD-TH-D000072