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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 118-999 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   FM  
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
? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 6-170 mA
TX - Max 12 A 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 2000 and 2002 Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-000002A