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Handheld 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)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ± 12 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 24V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 150 mA
TX - - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions ? 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
250 × 60 × 225 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 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) ? Built-in 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 DRAKE-RR-000002 ZODIAC-GEMINI