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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? poor ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 6m 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
poor ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 5 ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 196x and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
? 330 × 230 × 165 mm
(12.99 × 9.06 × 6.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 SAILOR-000066TS