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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF 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  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous / 1 preset channel ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 6 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   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)
? < 0.35 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)
? > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
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: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1 W 5/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 1 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 ICOM-FDAM-000003 MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N4