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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
VHF Marine Transceiver

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  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 136-174 MHz VHF Marine Channels
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   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)
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
VHF Marine Channels
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby Max 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 10.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. PLL IC: PLL2001 IP68 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-M000510