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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band

Receiver

RX-range 420-480 MHz 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: ? W ? -

Connections

Antenna - BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 10.8-16V DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 500 mA 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby 13 W
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000447 AOR-AR-008600 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024