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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 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  2000m  13cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 150 - 174 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 150 - 174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5-45W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 2 A max ? 400-600 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 160 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
14 Character alphanumeric LCD
CTCSS / DCS
MIL-SPEC 810 C, D and E for shock, vibration and dust as well as "driven rain" specifications
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN AOR-AR-ONE KENWOOD-TK-000730 ALINCO-DR-000735E