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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX Max 1.5 A 3 A 60-90 VA
TX - Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 220 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1500 channels in 15 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 3.1" color LCD. Spectrum display, RS232C, DSP & IR remote controller. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007000 KENWOOD-TM-000732E RACAL-RA-001778