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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 118-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 6/6 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ~200 mA ? Max 180 mA
TX - ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
? 57 × 122 × 29 mm
(2.24 × 4.80 × 1.14 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) incl battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-T000007E