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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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  2000m  13cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.005-3335 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options)
Modulations All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   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 - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
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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)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
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Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA 100 VA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second ?
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. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 ICOM-IC-R009500 KENWOOD-TM-000741E