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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
? 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 W or more

Connections

Antenna BNC - 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 2.4-3V DC 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells)
Current RX 100 mA max Max 130 mA 17 mA
TX - - 400 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 199x and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 500 channels in 25 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-000016 AOR-AR-000240