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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 50 Hz - 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output 100 mW ? 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? Max 100/100/100/50/10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 80-100 mA 300~500mA Squelched 2.6 A
TX - - Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1989 and 199x Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
138 × 80 × 120 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 4.72 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 AOR-AR-003000A KENWOOD-TS-002000X