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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 1.5 W or more High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 6.3-16V DC 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX 17 mA 13-100 mA 750 mA
TX 400 mA Max 2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 560 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 KENWOOD-TH-000415E AOR-AR-DV000001