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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0-32 MHz 0.1-3000 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   FSK   GMSK  
RF-output ? - High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 1 A 25-190 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX - - 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 77 × 191 mm
(9.37 × 3.03 × 7.52 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007030 AOR-AR-008200-MK3 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E