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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  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) 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   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
AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
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)
AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC 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 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 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 HILBERLING-PT-008000A ICOM-IC-002500E