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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC TV-antenne SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 80-100 mA 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - - 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB KENWOOD-TS-000520S