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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.001 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26-88 / 108-180 / 380-514 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
?
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1.5 W or more ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack BNC Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 450Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 12 V DC
Current RX 17 mA ? ?
TX 400 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
203 × 89 × 229 mm
(7.99 × 3.50 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 AOR-AR-003030 J.I.L.-SX-000200