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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
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) - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - FM  
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
? 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 20-150 mA - 1-1.4 A
TX - ? 4-10.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between USA and USA Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
? 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? AFC
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI COLLINS-000032S-1 ICOM-IC-002500E