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

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  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations All mode   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external ? 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 20-160 mA ? 350-800 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
? 232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 HY-GAIN-HY-RANGE-II-(000671) PALSTAR-RC000030A