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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >40 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 130 mA 80-150 mA 2 A
TX - Max 1.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? AT-450 antenna tuner
MPN AOR-AR-000016 ICOM-IC-E000007 KENWOOD-TS-000450S