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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF 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  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.2-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 230/115 VAC 9.6-16V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 100-600 mA
TX - - Max 500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 COLLINS-000051S-1 STANDARD-C-000058