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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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 ? ? High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 45 mA
TX - - Max 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 AOR-AR-003030 KENWOOD-TH-000022E