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Handheld VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
0.1-30 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 13.8V DC 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 900 mA 500 mA
TX - Max 20 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 ICOM-IC-000720A SAILOR-RT000144